EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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Question
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Nonpoint source pollution has been greatly reduced by clean water laws.
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Nonpoint sources of pollution can become runoff from one location into river.
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An example of Nonpoint source pollution can be waste pouring out of sewage pipes from multiple areas.
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Nonpoint sources of pollution is easier to identify than point sources of pollution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nonpoint source pollution comes from oil, pet waste, pesticide, herbicide, fertilizer, road salt, bacteria, sediment, and any other contaminant that ends up on the ground naturally or from human activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Point-source pollution is easy to identify. As the name suggests, it comes from a single place. Nonpoint-source pollution is harder to identify and harder to address. It is pollution that comes from many places, all at once.
Detailed explanation-3: -The best example of nonpoint water contamination is a sewage water source.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nonpoint Source Pollution is transported by the storm water system or other surface water flows to local streams and bays. In contrast, a particular ongoing discharge from a wastewater plant or industrial facility is considered a “point source” of water pollution.