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December 8, 1992
Task Force Report

Water Quality: Agriculture’s Role

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62300/zmcnn974

Authors

Frank J. Humenik

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University

Steve Ainsworth

Ground Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Roy R. Carriker

Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida

Joseph A. Cotruvo

Chemical Screening and Risk Assessment Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Glenn J. Hoffman

Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nebraska

Lawrence W. Libby

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida

Marian Mlay

Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Roberta Parry

Water and Agriculture Policy Division, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Ronald F. Poltak

New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, ASIWPCA

Merilyn B. Reeves

Former Vice President, League of Women Voters

Mary Beth St. Clair

Toxicology Department, North Carolina State University

John Thorne

National Agricultural Chemicals Association

Marylynn Yates

Soil and Environmental Sciences Department, University of California

Abstract

This report discusses modern agriculture's impacts on the environment, especially surface and groundwater. This report increases the understanding of the science, risks, benefits, and realities of agricultural production and water quality protection.

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