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PESTICIDE RUNOFF [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
CONT

A delicate tradeoff exists between balancing appropriate pesticide use and managing pesticide runoff over the ground and into lakes, ponds, and rivers where pesticides can be transported over larger distances and cause significant environmental damage to plant and animal life.

Key term(s)
  • pesticide run-off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
CONT

Bien qu'ils soient dispersés dans l'ensemble du bassin, plusieurs secteurs préoccupants ont des problèmes semblables : pollution due aux effluents industriels; rejets des stations d'épuration des eaux d'égout municipales et trop-pleins d'égouts unitaires; sédiments contaminés par des rejets d'anciennes sources industrielles et municipales; ruissellement de pesticides, d'engrais, de fumier et de sol venant d'exploitations agricoles.

Spanish

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