List non-point sources of pesticide loading in waterways as mentioned by this article
Read the assigned journal article and respond to the following questions.
Lesson 7 article: “Point- and Nonpoint-Source Pesticide Contamination in the Zwester Ohm Catchment, Germany”
1. What is/are the objective(s) of this research article (10 points)?
2. State the two main routes of loss of pesticides applied on agro-ecosystems (10 points).
3. List 3 point sources of pesticides loading in the river system studied in this article (10 points).
4. List 6 non-point sources of pesticide loading in waterways as mentioned by this article (10 points).
5. According to the EC drinking water detectives, what is the maximum concentration of any single pesticide in drinking water (10 points)?
6. In about 3 sentences, summarize the main point(s) or findings of the article. What did they learn by doing this study or review (30 points)?
7. As a student who has been in an environmental science class for approximately one semester, which of the ecosystems that we have studied in this course is associated with the functions of water quality protection? How exactly does this ecosystem function to ensure surface water quality (10 points)?
8. Using the APA format, reference this article that you have just read in the reference section (10 points).
