Nonpoint Source Pollution

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Nonpoint Source Pollution

• By Gabe

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What really is surface runoff?

• Surface runoff is when water flows over land
  collecting different materials in its path.
• Many think that it is when materials on the
  surface such as chemicals or pesticides runoff
  into different places but that is not correct.

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The truth about nonpoint source pollution.

• NPS pollution is caused by rainfall or snowmelt
  moving over and through the ground. As the runoff
  moves, it picks up and carries away natural and
  human-made pollutants, finally depositing them
  into lakes, rivers, wetlands, coastal waters, and
  even our underground sources of drinking water.
• The main difference between nonpoint source
  pollution is that it doesnt come from of place.
  Pollution from a refinery or paper factory
  wouldnt count toward NPS pollution.

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Does every person really contribute to NPS
pollution?

• It is trueevery person does contribute.
• Weather it is putting fertilizer on your garden
  so that your plants will grow stronger.
• Weather you put salt on your driveway to melt the
  ice, you are contributing!

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The real criminals responsible for nonpoint
source pollution.

• Refineries, sewage treatment plants, and paper
  factories all pollute the environment, but they
  arent involved in NPS.
• However, fertilizers on gardens, and all
  chemicals on farms culprits of being involved in
  NPS.

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The leading cause in water quality problems.

• Sadly, our lunch room dish washers are not the
  leading cause in water quality problems and
  neither are factories.
• The TRUE leader in water quality problems is
  nonpoint source pollution.

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Yesyou can help!

• There are many ways that YOUyes you can help and
  prevent nonpoint source pollution.
• Simply not putting fertilizer down on your lawn
  and/or garden could keep rivers, lakes, and
  oceans much cleaner and safer for everyone.

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