Land Use and Nitrogen

URL: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/LESSON19/lesson19.htm

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In this lesson students explore the impacts of concentrated development and sprawl on water quality and land use. The concept of a watershed is introduced, along with information on basins and tributaries and the impacts of growth and nitrogen loading. The students are able to develop a plan to reduce nitrogen runoff to a targeted level. Several handouts and maps are included.

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Subject keyword(s)	Astronomy, Earth science, Environmental science, Geoscience, Hydrology, nitrogen pollution, Physical sciences, Science, Space Science, Space sciences, urban sprawl, water quality, watershed
Grade level	Middle School, High School, Higher Education
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html
Rights	Copyright 1995-2004 State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources

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Title	Digital Water Education Library (DWEL)
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Land Use and Nitrogen