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Seeking More Effective Management of Freshwater Pollution
Citation:
MOHAMOUD, Y. M., P. Restrepo, C. C. WEST, AND M. J. Plodinec. Seeking More Effective Management of Freshwater Pollution. EM: AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S MAGAZINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, , 33-35, (2007).
Impact/Purpose:
In this paper, we highlighted the interdependences between watershed disturbances particularly land use change and freshwater pollution. We also emphasized the need for more interactions between scientists and environmental managers.
Description:
The atmosphere contains airborne pollutants such as mercury, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides released from automobiles, factories, and power plants. Similarly, land surfaces such as croplands, feedlots, logged forests, construction sites, and urban land surfaces may be reservoirs of pollutants. The hydrologic cycle acts as the major driving force for the movement of these pollutants from these land surfaces - nutrients, sediments, and pathogens - to receiving water bodies. In this paper, we highlighted the interdependences between watershed disturbances particularly land use change and freshwater pollution. We also emphasized the need for more interactions between scientists and environmental managers.