A Review of Farm Waste Pollution

Post-war changes in farming practices have resulted in the latter half of the 20th century suffering environmentally from the agricultural equivalent of the original industrial revolution. As we struggle to clean up the legacy of that first revolution in the dirty rivers, our so-called clean rivers are now declining in quality, and the net effect is one of running hard to stand still. Recent pollution statistics are reviewed with some stories behind them. Remedies and initiatives are discussed from the point of view of the regulatory authorities.