Nonpoint source
Nonpoint source are the large or dispersed land areas such as crop fields, streets, and lawns that Discharge pollutants into the environment over a large area. Compare point source.
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Nonpoint Source Pollution | ■■■■ |
A Nonpoint Source Pollution is "Diffuse” pollution, generated from large areas with no particular point . . . Read More | |
Sewage treatment plant | ■■■■ |
Sewage treatment plant: A sewage treatment plant is a facility designed to receive the wastewater from . . . Read More | |
Crop Rotation | ■■■■ |
A Crop Rotation is Planting a succession of different crops on the same land rea as opposed to planting . . . Read More | |
Farm | ■■■■ |
A farm is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes or an area of water that . . . Read More | |
Transfer | ■■■■ |
Transfer in the environmental context refers to the movement or conveyance of substances, energy, or . . . Read More | |
Polluted runoff | ■■■■ |
Polluted runoff: A polluted runoff is precipitation that captures Pollution from agricultural lands, . . . Read More | |
Biomass | ■■■ |
A Biomass is all of the living material in a given areaoften refers to vegetation(1) the amount of living . . . Read More | |
Crop Consumptive Use | ■■■ |
A Crop Consumptive Use is the amount of water transpired during plant growth plus what evaporated from . . . Read More | |
Boar | ■■■ |
A Boar is a term for a male domestic swine suitable for breedingBoars are found in many parts of the . . . Read More | |
Corn Belt | ■■■ |
A Corn Belt is the area of the United States where corn is a principal cash crop, including Iowa, Indiana, . . . Read More |