The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems
ecosystem: Farmlands
indicator Name: Pesticides in Farmland Streams and Groundwater: Significance
page # in printed report: 97
location on page: bottom
data source: U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). Coverage: lower 48 states. Note: aquatic life standards are not currently applied to groundwater
notes: please see technical notes for further details on accessing these data from their original source; this data table comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems)

units: % of sites that exceed indicated number standards or guidelines
Farmland Streams
  1992-1998 Future
exceed 1 (aquatic life) 28.6  
exceed 2 or 3 (aquatic life) 22.5  
exceed 4 or more (aquatic life) 32.6  
exceed 1 (human health) 2.1  
exceed 2 or 3 (human health) 2.1  
exceed 4 or more (human health)    
Farmland Groundwater
  1992-1998 Future
exceed 1 (aquatic life) #N/A  
exceed 2 or 3 (aquatic life) #N/A  
exceed 4 or more (aquatic life) #N/A  
exceed 1 (human health) 0.7  
exceed 2 or 3 (human health)    
exceed 4 or more (human health)    

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