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Nonpoint Source Pollution

Nonpoint source pollution is pollution from diffuse sources that can't be tied to a specific location (city streets, farm fields, etc.). The Nonpoint Source Pollution Discovery Kit, part of the National Ocean Service (NOS) Discovery Center, includes:

  • a tutorial describing the categories of nonpoint source pollution, the various pollutants that originate from nonpoint sources, and our research and monitoring efforts;
  • a "road map" to online resources;
  • two lesson plans designed to be used at the high school level.

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