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Water Pollution, Pollutants and Public Health

This LibGuide provides information resources about aquatic pollutants and their effects on living organisms including humans.

Recommended Websites

Nutrient pollution in environment
This website is developed by EPA and has wealth of information on nitrogen pollution in general.
Nitrogen and Water
This website is developed by USGS and provides information about effects of nitrogen on water nationwide.

The following websites are from different organizations that discuss water quality and nitrogen pollution on Long Island, New York.

The following websites are related to ocean acidification caused by excess nitrogen entering coastal waters:

USGS Water Science School

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program

NYS Ocean Acidification Task Force

Ocean Acidification in New York State

EPA: Ocean and Coastal Acidification

The following websites are related to plastic pollution:

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Subjects: Environmental Studies