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The main stem of a river system in central USA became a stream of domestic and industrial sewage as man developed the economic base of growth for the region. Society then demanded that the stream integrity be restored. Great progress has been made since 1920. Currently, costly programs to reduce non-point pollution from urban and agricultural sources must be continued in order to restore the ecosystem for aquatic organism. Eventually, body contact sports and sport and commercial fisheries will again become a benefit to the citizens of the region.
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Stout, G.E. (1985). The Changing Illinois River. In: Lundqvist, J., Lohm, U., Falkenmark, M. (eds) Strategies for River Basin Management. The GeoJournal Library, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5458-8_18
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