| Agricultural activities occur throughout Mississippi. |
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| Agricultural activities without BMP's generate pollutants like | |
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- sediment
- excessive nutrients
- pathogens
- pesticides
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| The use of BMP's in agricultural activities has reduced the amount of pollutants that make their way into state waters. |
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| Runoff pollution from agricultural sources falls into one of EPA's major agricultural categories: |
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- cropland erosion
- excessive nutrients and pathogens in runoff from livestock facilities
- excessive nutrients in runoff from fertilized cropland
- pesticides in runoff from cropland
- erosion caused by improper grazing management
- pollutants in irrigation runoff from irrigated cropland
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| Many agencies in Mississippi cooperate to reduce polluted runoff from agriculture in our state. More... |