Links to information about the effects of corn production on water quality and human health

Water Flow in Soils
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

What is Groundwater?
Minnesota Extension Service

Surface and Ground Water Terminology
Ohio State University

Groundwater: What it is and how to protect it
Cornell University

Nonpoint Source Pollution: Water Primer
Ohio State University

Nitrogen and the Hydrologic Cycle
Ohio State University

Nitrate: Health effects in drinking water
Cornell University

Nitrates in Surface Water
Ohio State University

Phosphorus: Transport to and Availability in Surface Waters
Minnesota Extension Service

Water Quality and Swine Farms New!
from GOCORN.NET, a co-operative venture of the OCPA, OMAFRA and the University of Guelph

Human Health, Environmental Health, and Hog Farms New!
from GOCORN.NET, a co-operative venture of the OCPA, OMAFRA and the University of Guelph

Vegetative Filter Strips: Application, Installation and Maintenance
Ohio State University

Frequently Asked Questions About Conservation Tillage - Risk of Pesticide/Nutrient Losses
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Pesticides and Groundwater Contamination Bulletin 820
Ohio State University

Identifying and Sealing Agricultural Drainage Wells (Clean Water Series)
Minnesota Extension Service

Also See

Pesticides and the Environment




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