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Quality Decisions
Today’s Goal:To learn about nonpoint source pollution.To understand how decisions we make impact the environment around us.
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Pollution is any harmful substance that contaminates the soil, water, or atmosphere.
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Nonpoint source pollution is pollution that cannot be traced back to a single point.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed Best Management Practices (BMP) to reduce or prevent nonpoint source pollution.
Quality DecisionsSome examples of these Best Management Practices are:
Picking Up Your Dog’s
WasteBuffer ZonesUsing Fertilizer
Sparingly
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Buffer Zones are anything that separate two other things.
Quality DecisionsIn relation to nonpoint source pollution, buffer zones are areas of vegetation that separate the rest of the land from the water.
They prevent fertilizer, animal waste, and other contaminants from getting washed into the water.
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These buffer zones also help to:
Improve Water Quality
Prevent Soil ErosionAttract Wildlife
AND
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We all contribute to nonpoint source pollution.
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What are some ways you could help to prevent nonpoint source pollution in McCreary County?
Here Are Some Clues
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