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Political Factoid

96 percent of nitrate contamination*
in California ground water comes
from agriculture.
 
Similar groundwater problems plaque farming
communities throughout the United States.

 
* The major source of nitrates is the
petrochemical fertilizer industry.
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Last updated * 2012-12-09
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