POLLUTION LOCATOR
|
Water
| Leading Pollutants/Stressors
Region Name:
Entire United States
Fresh Water Wetlands
Number of
Impairments
Percent of all
Impairments
Pathogens
31
40%
Nutrients
14
18%
Sediments
13
17%
Low Dissolved Oxygen/Organic Enrichment
12
15%
pH
11
14%
Metals
9
12%
Pesticides
4
5%
Ammonia
3
4%
Salinity/TDS/Chlorides
3
4%
Noxious Aquatic Plants
2
3%
Organic Compounds
2
3%
Flow Alterations
1
1%
Impaired Biological Community
1
1%
Impairment cause not reported
1
1%
Other
1
1%
Radiation
1
1%
Toxics
1
1%
