| Ag Pollution Seeps into Pocketbooks |
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| Written by Kiki Hubbard | |
| Tuesday, 02 December 2008 | |
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A new study shows that runoff pollution is hurting more than marine species and fishing industries. It's bad for taxpayers, too. Researchers at Kansas State University found that freshwater pollution by fertilizers -- phosphorous and nitrogen -- costs government agencies, individual citizens, and drinking water facilities at least $4.3 billion each year. The figure includes money lost from decreasing property values and recreational water activities as well as costs for treating drinking water. The environmental implications of high nutrient levels in our waterways are well documented. Agricultural runoff and other non-point sources of pollution have decreased oxygen levels to levels too low to support life, creating a dead zone the size of New Jersey. And, as we've told you before, the problem worsens every year. The nitrogen levels in the Gulf of Mexico have almost tripled over the last 50 years. The Kansas State University study now gives policymakers even more ammunition for making changes at the policy level to help mitigate the nutrient pollution problem in the U.S. Source: Kansas State University Comments (31)
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