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Farm Runoff May Be Tied to Respiratory Illness Near the Salton Sea

Civil Eats

And, as the increasingly salty sea recedes, tens of thousands more acres of playa will be exposedas will decades of pesticides already trapped in the sediments from past farm runoff. At the root of a lot of the [Salton Sea] difficulties are nutrient inputs that are coming in from agriculture.”

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How to Improve Long-Term Soil Health on Your Farm

Farmbrite

Healthy soil can mean increased yields (and profits) as well as fewer inputs like fertilizer or pesticides. You can also lose valuable nutrients if they wash into waterways where they cause nutrient pollution problems in lakes and oceans that harm marine life. Soil health is a holistic measure of soil function.