Agricultural Water Contamination
By: Maddie Miller
Overview
Over the years, there have been many innovations to farming. These new methods can help increase crop production. Although it has benefits, it is shown that there has been an increase in water pollution
Agricultural
In 2002, in the National Water Quality Inventory report to U.S. Congress, the states reported that agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is the leading cause of river and stream impairment and the second leading cause of impairment in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs
Water
In order to prevent Agricultural water contaminaton, we have to limit the use of Fertilizer, be more aware of what you put onto the field, and use more enviomental friendly fertilizers
Contamination
February 19, 1998 President Clinton today in Baltimore announced a Clean Water Action Plan to restore and protect America's waters. The President's proposed 1999 budget calls for a $568 million increase to carry out the plan.
We NEED clean water to live, so we need to take steps to prevent water contamination
The Source
Agricultural activities that cause non point source pollution include:
- Poorly managed animal feeding operations
- Overgrazing
- Overworking the land (for example, plowing too often)
- Poorly managed and ineffective application of pesticides, irrigation water, and fertilizer
The Effects
Agricultural water contamination effects many things such as Crop production,Worker Hygiene, Animal Health and Food Processing.
How Runoff is such a big cause of water contamination
As the runoff moves, it picks up and carries away natural and human-made pollutants, finally depositing them into watersheds via lakes, rivers, wetlands, coastal waters, and even our underground sources of drinking water