Water Quality CRK Admin 2015-06-04T10:38:40+00:00. The Chattahoochee River is the most heavily used water resource in Georgia. From north Georgia to the Florida line, the riverâs watershed faces many threats to its health including stormwater and wastewater pollution from urban, industrial, and agricultural sources.
Medical Definition of Exacerbation. Exacerbation: A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and symptoms. For example, an exacerbation of asthma might occur as a serious effect of air pollution, leading to shortness of breath.
Pulmonary Exacerbation. CF is characterized by recurrent pulmonary problems like shortness of breath, increased cough and sputum production, fatigue and occasionally hemoptysis, or coughing up of blood. Exacerbations are caused by bacterial or viral infections in the bronchi and bronchioles leading to inflammation.