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Estimated nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the Fish Creek watershed, Teton County, Wyoming, 2009–15

December 15, 2016

Nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, are essential for plant and animal growth and nourishment, but the overabundance of bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus in water can cause adverse health and ecological effects. It is generally accepted that increased primary production of surface-water bodies because of high inputs of nutrients is now the most important polluting effect in surface water in the developed world.

Publication Year 2016
Title Estimated nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the Fish Creek watershed, Teton County, Wyoming, 2009–15
DOI 10.3133/sir20165160
Authors Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Roy Sando, Michael J. MacDonald, Carlin Girard
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Scientific Investigations Report
Series Number 2016-5160
Index ID sir20165160
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization WY-MT Water Science Center