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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTANTS FROM FARMING?

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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTANTS FROM FARMING?

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When crop and animal production operations are carried out without paying attention to protecting our soil and water resources, a variety of problems can result. The main nonpoint source pollutant from agriculture is sediment. Others include excessive nutrients (mainly nitrogen and phosphorus), pesticides (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides), disease-causing organisms such as fecal coliform bacteria, and oxygen-demanding organic matter. Other negative impacts might include loss of wildlife habitat due to land clearing. The presence and severity of these problems depend on the type of operation, site characteristics, weather conditions during the operations, and the practices employed. We can’t control the weather, but we can try to use the best practices that we have available for managing the land and its resources.

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