Pesticide

MEAN
Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests, including
weeds. The term pesticide includes all of the
following: herbicide, insecticides (which may include insect growth
regulators, termiticides,
etc.) nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide,
insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, and fungicide.

Fertilizer
MEAN

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling

differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other
than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to
supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.
Many sources of fertilizer exist, both natural and industrially produced
water polutiom

MEAN

Water pollution is the contamination of waterbodies, usually as a

result of human activities. Waterbodies include for example lakes,
rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater.

Fertilizer isn’t a problem if it is used carefully. If you use too much

fertilizer or apply it at the wrong time, it can easily wash off your
lawn or garden into storm drains and then flow untreated into lakes or
streams. Just as in your garden, fertilizer in lakes and streams fuels
plant growth. Fertilizers contain "nutrients" such as nitrates and
phosphates. Excess nutrients over-stimulate the growth of aquatic
plants and algae, which clog our waterways and block light to deeper
waters while the organisms are alive; when the organisms die, they
use up dissolved oxygen as they decompose, causing oxygen-poor
waters that support only diminished amounts of marine life. Such areas
are commonly called dead zones (like in the Gulf of Mexico every
spring).
 Impact

The impact on water quality by pesticides is associated with the

following factors:
· Active ingredient in the pesticide formulation.
· Contaminants that exist as impurities in the active ingredient.
· Additives that are mixed with the active ingredient (wetting agents,
diluents or solvents, extenders, adhesives, buffers, preservatives and
emulsifiers).
· Degradate that is formed during chemical, microbial or photochemical
degradation of the active ingredient

Fertilizers and pesticides are among the many common stormwater

pollutants that can degrade water quality. Though fertilizers contain
chemicals that are good for lawns and plants when used properly,
excessive amounts applied to lawns and gardens wash off and pollute
streams.
Fertilizers are made of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus.
When it rains, these nutrients are carried by storm-water into the
nearest stream, river, or other water body. Too many nutrients in
water can cause algae to grow, which uses up the oxygen in the
water. Low levels of oxygen in water can hurt aquatic wildlife and
even lead to fish kills.
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