Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=tar+heel+nc&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Tar+Heel,+Bladen,+North+Carolina&gl=us&ei=0h6OS_6rKo7rlAff77iLDQ&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&ll=34.

Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=tar+heel+nc&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Tar+Heel,+Bladen,+North+Carolina&gl=us&ei=0h6OS_6rKo7rlAff77iLDQ&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA&ll=34.747369,-78.838792&spn=0.005492,0.012156&t=h&z=17 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=tar+heel+nc&ie=UTF8&hq... You can see clearly pictured one of the pink lagoons mentioned in this article. If you zoom out a little, you see scores of them. Edit: most of the fields you see surrounding them are producing crops that are dangerous to eat due to their nitrate levels (according to the article)