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Chemical runoff in an agricultural context is when farming chemicals, such as fertilizer are not absorbed into the topsoil. When a heavy rain comes, these chemicals are caught in the storm water runoff and make their way into streams, rivers, and lakes.
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What are some effects of chemical runoff into rivers?
algi bloom, autrification
What is the stage after evaporation?
Condensation then precipitation and then runoff
How do phosphates get into water supply?
They get into water through runoff from fertilizers.
Is chemical stability a physical or chemical properties?
Chemical property
Is reactions a chemical or physical?
Chemical reactions are chemical processes.
What are some effects of chemical runoff into rivers?
algi bloom, autrification
What are platypuses polluted by?
Platypuses' habitats can be polluted by chemical and agricultural runoff, or even by industrial runoff in some areas. Anything that pollutes freshwater waterways can pollute the platypuses' habitats.
What is a bad effect of spraying chemical pesticide on crops?
Runoff, secondary poisoning of non targets.
How runoff effects a lake?
Heavy runoff from pollutants can affect lakes and rivers water quality.
Why is agriculture runoff bad for the environment?
because the chemical that is in fertlizer creates algae and it takes the oxygen from the water and kills the fish
What is snowmelt runoff?
Runoff is water that flows over the ground surface. Snowmelt runoff is runoff from melting snow.
Types of water pollutants?
Industry, Animals, Agriculture, and Runoff from roads
Glacial runoff and what else provides water to the large rivers of India?
Runoff from rain and runoff from melting snow (which is NOT the same as glacial runoff).
What is a nonpoint source of pollution known to change the chemical makeup of large bodies of water such as major rivers?
agricultural water runoff from farmland
What are the two types of runoff?
Surface runoff and Subsurface runoff. Basically, above ground and below ground
Use runoff in a sentence?
New construction allowed runoff from hillsides which flooded basements in nearby homes.Runoff naturally seeks a path of least resistance.Continual runoff can undermine hills, leading to mudslides and ground failures.
What is construction runoff?
runoff caused by construction working
