The Alabama Department of Environmental Management told WIAT 42 that they only test Smith Lake for e-coli, and that goes for all the other lakes in Alabama as well. With the recent fluctuation in weather, there is a strong possibility that lakes can back up with waste which in turn breeds bacteria.
Banning plastic bags harms humans in many ways. Plastic bags are a very useful part of our lives: - make it easy to carry a number of small items. - they are strong and lightweight. - they are cheap and disposable, so no problem if you lose one or can't find it.
Plastic sacks are not good air tight containers, for even if they are sealed, the relatively thin plastic 'breathes,' allowing air to pass through. Paper sacks are of course even worse.There is some concern as to how good a seal is made by the lids on plastic buckets used by food storage companies.