News Headline

Scientists Call for Policies to Buffer Agricultural Runoff

Source
EOS

Publication Date
2021-10-22

Agricultural land uses, including both crop and livestock production, are known to have myriad detrimental effects on streams and rivers. According to the EPA, agricultural runoff is a major source of surface water pollution—the excess nutrient runoff from fertilizer and livestock manure causes poor water quality and reduced habitat and biodiversity among animals living in both the waterways that directly receive agricultural runoff and those downstream.

Content
https://eos.org/articles/scientists-call-for-policies-to-buffer-agricultural-runoff