Open AccessImpact of Agricultural Land Use on Nitrate Levels in Lake Manatee, Florida
Author(s) -
Craig D. Stanely,
R. A. Clarke,
B. L. McNeal,
B. W. MacLeod
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-ss428-2003
Subject(s) - nonpoint source pollution , environmental science , manatee , eutrophication , agriculture , clean water act , nutrient pollution , surface water , pollution , fertilizer , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , nutrient , environmental protection , environmental engineering , geography , water quality , ecology , engineering , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , biology
Nutrient enrichment of surface water bodies is often attributed to nonpoint source pollution from agricultural production areas where applied fertilizer has been leached from the point of application. Where this enrichment results in eutrophication of the water body, environmental and/or economic burdens are placed on society to live with or rectify the situation. This is document SL 209, a publication of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida. Published September 2003.