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1. -02-02-07 N.D. Criticized for Using Oil Well Wastewater to De-Ice Roads (CBX News)
   "For about 40 years, state workers have been dumping saltwater left over from oil production on some North Dakota roads. That's news to the health department, which wants the practice stopped." 01-07

2. -05-10-08 Race Against Time to Avoid Disease in Myanmar (MSNBC News)
   "Reports of diarrhea, malaria and skin problems have already surfaced, and health officials fear waterborne illnesses will emerge due to a lack of clean water, along with highly contagious diseases such as measles that are easily spread."
   
   "Some victims have been drinking whatever water is available with many freshwater sources contaminated by saltwater or decaying human bodies and animal carcasses. UNICEF has reported diarrhea in up to 20 percent of the children living in affected areas." 05-08

3. -01-18-10 Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers May Have Water for Haiti (Time.com)
   "Sitting off the coast of Haiti, the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson can make some 400,000 gallons of its own fresh water every day, and much of it will soon be going ashore. The nuclear-powered vessel, which had been heading to its new home port in San Diego when it was diverted to Haiti hours after the quake, has massive desalination capacity — purifying the same ocean saltwater it traverses — and the Vinson has a daily excess of 200,000 gallons 'that we can give away,' says Cmdr. William McKinley, who oversees the desalination process." 01-10

4. Ask the Fisherman (Reel-Time.com)
   Provides answers (by email) to questions about saltwater fly fishing. -01