As the runoff flows, it may pick up loose material on the surface, such as bits of soil and sand. Runoff is likely to cause more erosion if the land is bare. Plants help hold the soil in place. The runoff water in Figure below is brown because it eroded soil from a bare, sloping field.
Mr. Noble is a MRSA survivor and an ex-NFL player for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys, who now joins the MRSA Survivors Network team. Find out more here. Ron Sacchi
Healthy People 2020 objectives measure progress toward reducing the incidence of CLABSI and invasive MRSA infections. However, more work needs to be done. In addition, there are other major types of HAIs that HHS is working to prevent, including those caused by antibiotic-resistant pathologens: 1  Catheter-associated urinary tract infections. 2  Surgical site infections. 3  Ventilator-associated events/ventilator-associated pneumonia.  Clostridium difficile infections.