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
They are known by names such as: 1  Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 2  Clostridium difficile (C.Diff) 3  Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)  Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae 1  (CRKP) Necrotizing fasciitis, the flesh-eating bacterial disease.