Industrial and Agricultural Sources and Pathways of Aquatic Pollution

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Author(s): Nikolaos Voulvoulis (Imperial College London, UK)and Karyn Georges (Imperial College London, UK)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 26
Source title: Impact of Water Pollution on Human Health and Environmental Sustainability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): A. Elaine McKeown (Independent Researcher, USA)and George Bugyi (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9559-7.ch002

Keywords: Engineering Science Reference / Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science and Technologies / Hydraulics & Water Engineering

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This chapter provides an introduction to the topic of aquatic pollution and looks at the major sources and pathways of pollutants to the environment from agriculture and industry. The section on agricultural pollution focuses on the use of fertilizers and pesticides. Industrial pollution covers a large topic and so three groups of pollutants are examined to provide an overview of the key issues faced within this sector.

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