Nearly half the country’s waters could see an increase in toxic agricultural runoff, a study finds.
As winters warm, pollution caused by chemicals common in industrial agriculture practices will increase dramatically across nearly half of the United States. That’s according to a new study that says nutrient pollution—chemicals from fertilizer and manure like nitrogen and phosphorus—pollutes lakes, rivers, and groundwater and has been linked to toxic algae blooms in waterways, contaminated drinking water, and mass die-offs of marine life.
In the past, these chemicals have been locked in frozen soils during wintertime, waiting to thaw in the spring. Now, regions from the
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