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ERIC Number: EJ185951
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1978
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The Other Water Pollution
Barton, Kathy
Environment, 20, 5, 12-20, Jun 78
Nonpoint source pollution, water pollution not released at one specific identifiable point, now accounts for 50 percent of the nation's water pollution problem. Runoff is the primary culprit and includes the following sources: agriculture, mining, hydrologic modifications, and urban runoff. Economics, legislation, practices, and management of this problem are discussed. (MA)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Environmental Influences, Natural Resources, Pesticides, Pollution, Urban Environment, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution, Water Resources
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