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Water Quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, 1992-95

Fertilizers and Livestock Wastes Increase Nutrients in Streams and Ground Water Figures


Boxplot of Total Phosphorus Concentration
Phosphorus concentrations in stream water at agricultural sites were considerably higher than at urban and forested sites during base flow conditions. (RHU labels correspond to the RHU figure on p. 6.)

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