Vegetated Systems for Non-Point Source Pollution Control
作者单位：Ph.D.Assistant Professor Kansas State University 147 Seaton Hall ManhattanKS 66506
会议名称：《国际农业工程大会》
会议日期：2004年
学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 07[理学] 08[工学] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0713[理学-生态学]
摘 要：Nonpoint source pollution is the leading cause of water quality problems in the United States, and its reduction is a major challenge facing society today. Since the approval of the Clean Water Act of 1972, the United States has made great advances in reducing point source pollution from industrial and municipal wastewater systems. Unfortunately, not enough has been done to control nonpoint source or diffuse pollution, resulting in approximately 40% of rivers, lakes, and estuaries being unfit for fishing and swimming. As of 1998 over 290,000