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Nitrates are used as agricultural fertilisers and being soluble, if overused, the excess nitrates end up contaminating the local groundwater. Most farmers have tended to overuse fertilizers.
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What has the author Martha Wells Lewis written?
Martha Wells Lewis has written: 'Women and food' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Agricultural education, Nutrition
What has the author Ralph D Ludwig written?
Ralph D Ludwig has written: 'Agricultural drainage wells' -- subject(s): Drainage, Agricultural pollution, Groundwater, Pollution
Where do virginians get their water?
Urban areas draw water from rivers or lakes. Rural areas get theirs from wells.
What has the author Bruce D Lindsey written?
Bruce D. Lindsey has written: 'Determining sources of water and contaminants to wells in a carbonate aquifer near Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, by use of geochemical indicators, analysis of anthropogenic contaminants, and simulation of ground-water flow' -- subject(s): Computer simulation, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Nitrates, Groundwater, Groundwater flow, Nitrates, Pollution, Wells
What has the author R J G Wells written?
R. J. G. Wells has written: 'The informal rural credit market in Malaysia' -- subject(s): Agricultural credit, Rural credit
A pump is not used to raise groundwater to the surface in areas where artesian wells are located becasue the water in artesian wells is?
under high pressure
What is least likely to be a source of groundwater pollution?
is it agricultural runoff households dumping acid rain over pumping of water from wells
How do you use the word contaminate in a sentence?
Sewage from cities continues to contaminate areas of the Great Lakes. Fishermen feared that oil from the spill would contaminate seafood in the area. Exposure to radioactive water can contaminate equipment in a nuclear reactor.
What are three characteristics of the agricultural revolution?
There are many characteristics of the agricultural revolution, but three are listed below:New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.Larger cities became a reality.Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals.
Why are tube wells so important for farmers?
In areas where there is insufficient natural precipitation to produce the crops, tube wells provide an important source of the water necessary to grow the crop to maturity. In the western US, for example, there are many areas which are very productive with a great variety of crops that could not be grown without the addition of irrigation water. In areas without access to a river system to bring water to the fields, wells provide that source of water.
Is typhoid fever an ailment during rainy days?
Rainy season favors the spread of typhoid fever. There are the houseflies in abundance and they can contaminate the food easily. Water can be contaminated from shallow wells, when the patients go for defecation in open spaces.
How can one poison the outside well?
Well poisoning is when someone purposely contaminates wells or other water sources to cause sickness. One can contaminate a well by putting rotting chicken carcasses in the well, which has been done before.
