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feedlots - a plot of ground used to feed farm animals. fertility - the ability to reproduce; in humans, the ability to bear children.
agricultural pollution The liquid and solid wastes from farming, including: runoff from pesticides, fertilizers, and feedlots; erosion and dust from plowing; animal manure and carcasses.
A Land cover/use category that includes dwellings, outbuildings, barns, pens, corrals and feedlots next to buildings, farmstead or feedlot windbreaks, and family gardens associated with operating farms and ranches.
Water that collects contaminants as it trickles through wastes, pesticides or fertilizers. Leaching may occur in farming areas, feedlots, and landfills, and may result in hazardous substances entering surface water, ground water, or soil.
leaching The process by which soluble substances are dissolved and leachate is transported on or through the soil. Leaching may occur in farming areas, feedlots, and landfills and may result in hazardous substances entering surface water, ...
Leachate often contains suspended or dissolved waste materials and may occur in farming areas, feedlots, and landfills. Leaching may result in hazardous substances entering surface water, ground water, or soil if it is not controlled.
fertilizers. Leaching may occur in farming areas, feedlots, and landfills, and may result in hazardous substances entering surface water, ground water, or soil.
leachate : A liquid that results from water collecting contaminants as it trickles through wastes, agricultural pesticides or fertilizers. Leaching may occur in farming areas, feedlots, and landfills, ...
or to maintain vegetative growth in recreational lands, parks, and golf courses. Nonirrigation water use includes water used for livestock, fish farming, and other farm needs. Livestock water use includes water used for stock watering, feedlots, ...
See also: Feedlot, Water, Waste, Landfill, Soil
 
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