Is anyone surprised by this NOLA.com report\r\nFloodwaters in New Orleans contain levels of sewage-related bacteria that are at least 10 times higher than acceptable safety limits\r\n\r\nThe article continues by explaining the water testing process\r\nThe first testing was done on water from residential neighborhoods, not industrial sites where other toxic contaminants may lurk. Moreover, oil is in the water, and it\'s likely that chemicals such as asbestos will be in debris from older building\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why it takes so long to test the water & why we still don\'t know more about it. \r\n\r\nOn the news this morning, the director (or some talking head) from the CDC was being interviewed & she assured us that the water posed no real environmental danger. That is, she basically claimed that pumping the water into the lake which lets out into the Mississippi is really no big deal because all the pollutants will be so diluted by the time they hit the larger bodies of water. Additionally, she was not at all concerned about wildlife or insects taking in the toxins in New Orleans & making their way to more populated areas (in my mind spreading the disease). \r\n\r\nBefore I raise too many concerns on what I think is a dangerous, simmering public health disaster - let me remind you that I am a doctor of mass communication, not communicable diseases. I really know no more than the average CSI viewer ... but I still don\'t see how the CDC can be right about what was said in the morning show interview.