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
In hospitals and other long-term healthcare facilities, MRSA can be spread from one patient to another on the hands of healthcare workers. Hands or gloves may become contaminated with MRSA when healthcare workers touch a patient's skin, wounds, wound dressings, or devices, such as IV tubing.