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  2. Nutrient Pollution
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Technical Resources on Nutrient Pollution

Webcasts

  • EPA’s Watershed Academy Webcasts
  • EPA Nutrient Reduction Strategy Webinars - Region 5

Training Opportunities

  • EPA Watershed Academy
  • EPA Water Quality Standards Academy
  • USDA-CSREES National Water Program Knowledge Center Learning Modules
  • Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPDES) Curriculum (pdf) (1.14 MB)

Additional Topics Relevant to Nutrient Pollution

Harmful Algal Blooms

  • Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Water Bodies

Agriculture

  • Nonpoint Source Pollution
    • Nonpoint Source: Agriculture
  • Animal Feeding Operations
  • EPA's Agriculture Website
  • USDA-NRCS Water Quality
  • Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory
  • Cooperative Extension Offices
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Practice Standards
  • 2018 Farm Bill Provisions (from Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  • EPA's National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
  • Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library
  • Conservation Technology Information Center
  • North Carolina State University Water Quality Group
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service Photo Gallery
  • Cooperative Research and Extension Services
  • USDA-NRCS Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative

Hypoxia

  • Ecological Society of America: Hypoxia Fact Sheet
  • US Geological Survey: Hypoxia Information
  • The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force
  • Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: An Update by the EPA Science Advisory Board (EPA SAB-08-003-2006-2007)
  • Hypoxia Taskforce Action Plans
  • Hypoxia Taskforce Annual Operating Plans
  • Additional Hypoxia Resources

Wastewater Treatment

  • Water Environment Research Foundation's Nutrients Knowledge Area
  • Municipal Nutrient Removal Technologies Reference Document (pdf) (13.72 MB, September 2008, EPA 832-R-08-006)
  • Nutrient Control Design Manual (pdf) (9.12 MB, August 2010, EPA 600-R-10-100)
  • Nutrient Control Design Manual: State of Technology Review Report (pdf) (1.14 MB, January 2009, EPA 600-R-09-012)
  • Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Webinar Series: Treatment Technologies, System Design, and Management Strategies

Research on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution

  • Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
  • Large Lakes and Rivers Forecasting Research Branch
  • US Geological Survey, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program: Nutrients
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-National Ocean Center: Hypoxia
  • National Atmospheric Deposition Program (wet deposition)
  • National Atmospheric Deposition Program
  • Nitrogen Pollution: From the Sources to the Sea (pdf)

Nutrient Pollution

  • Basic Information
    • The Problem
    • Sources and Solutions
      • Agriculture
      • Stormwater
      • Wastewater
      • Fossil Fuels
      • In and Around the Home
    • The Effects
      • Human Health
      • Environmental
      • Economic
    • Where it Occurs
      • Lakes and Rivers
      • Coasts and Bays
      • Ground Water and Drinking Water
      • Air
  • What You Can Do
    • In Your Home
    • In Your Yard
    • In Your Community
    • In Your Classroom
  • The EPA’s Efforts to Reduce Nutrient Pollution
    • 2022 Nutrient Reduction Memorandum
    • Ongoing Efforts
    • Previously Issued Policies and Documents
  • Data and Tools to Assist States, Tribes, & Territories
    • Nutrient Data
    • Surface and Source Water Tools
  • Learn about Numeric Nutrient Criteria
    • Programmatic Information
    • Technical Support for Criteria Development
    • State Progress Toward Adopting Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Nitrogen and Phosphorus
  • Research, Reports, & Other Resources
    • Research and Reports
    • Technical Resources
Contact Us about Nutrient Pollution
Contact Us about Nutrient Pollution to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on November 18, 2024
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