Lesson 1: Primary Environmental Issues of Local Concern

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Primary environmental issues of local concern	Check importance of Environmental issue environmental issue locally.			Is this issue regulated?
	High	Medium	Low
Water Quality
Nitrate contamination of groundwater				Yes No Don’t know
Eutrophication from nutrient movement to surface water				Yes No Don’t know
Fish kills from discharges or spills to surface water				Yes No Don’t know
Protection of community drinking water supplies				Yes No Don’t know
Pathogen contamination of water				Yes No Don’t know
Other:
Air Quality
Odors				Yes No Don’t know
Dust				Yes No Don’t know
Ammonia volatilization and deposition				Yes No Don’t know
Hydrogen sulfide				Yes No Don’t know
Other:

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