nonpoint
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonpoint
Example Sentences
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Livestock manure and crop fertilizer are major causes of nonpoint source pollution from agriculture.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023
Washington has been as slow to regulate nitrogen from these nonpoint sources as it has sewage treatment plants.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Pollutants enter water supplies from point sources, which are readily identifiable and relatively small locations, or nonpoint sources, which are large and more diffuse areas.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Cultural eutrophication and hypoxia are difficult to combat, because they are caused primarily by nonpoint source pollution, which is difficult to regulate, and N and P, which are difficult to remove from wastewater.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Several projects totaling about $382,000 have been used to implement Farm Bill programs for habitat and wildlife protection; reducing ag nonpoint source loading; and terrestrial invasive species control.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
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