NYCkayaker Beware the Gowanus Canal (or At Least Use Protection) it has the clap

[mike]

Form Gothamist:
http://gothamist.com/2007/10/03/do_not_go_swimm.php
Green Brooklyn (via Brownstoner) has a not-surprising-as-it-should-be post
on, well, the Gowanus Canal having a touch of the gonohorrea. According to a
Scienceline article, "a biologist at the New York City College of
Technology, has her students analyze water samples and observe the oily
substance that coats the water's surface each afternoon. 'One group of
students found gonohorrea in a water drop,' said Haque. She's particularly
interested in fluorescent white gauze that lies near the canal's bottom, and
thinks that the substance is a colonizing life form that adheres to the
contaminated sediments."
Suddenly looking at these recent photos of swans on the canal is less
heartwarming. Green Brooklyn suggests writing a note to Bloomberg to make
him aware of this, especially prior to the New York City Department of
Environmental Protection's stakeholder meeting later this month.
In the meantime, you probably don't want to date anyone in the Gowanus
Dredgers canoe club.