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Description of Topic for Friday
Talking about the use of nitrate rich fertilizers in the agricultural industry in the California Central Valley. Focusing on the (1) Economic standpoint of why farmers still use it. (2) The farming techniques that cause large amounts of nitrate runoff. (3)The alternatives that can be used, and why nitrate filled fertilizers are still being used.

Sources : https://phys.org/news/2012-06-genetic-alternative-fertilizer.html http://www.reopure.com/nitratinfo.html https://www.soils.org/discover-soils/story/agricultural-contribution-nitrates-california-groundwater https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/NitrateAndAgInCA-booklet.pdf