Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math
The Equation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
According to the EPA, it applies about a half million tons of pesticides, 12 million tons of nitrogen, and 4 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer to crops in the continental United States every year. Big Ag is a major polluter. billion in damages annually to gulf fisheries and marine habitat since 1980.
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