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.
An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) is a sudden worsening of symptoms of the disease. Acute exacerbations are also called COPD âattacksâ or âflare-ups.â. These COPD attacks can be very frightening for the patient, especially because they can happen so suddenly. However, the right kind of treatment can often bring an attack under control fairly quickly.