Chapter 2C. Water Scarcity and Quality in Agriculture
Learning Objectives
By carefully reading this chapter and completing the learning activities within it, you should be able to do the following:
- Discuss water scarcity and strategies for using water more sustainably in agricultural practices
- Explain how agricultural practices can lead to impairment of water quality with particular focus on dead zone formation
- Explain ways to minimize water quality impairment
- Analyze an agricultural scenario to predict how it might impact water quality and suggest steps to minimize this impact.
