Atlas of America's Polluted Waters

The maps in this atlas depict the waters within each state that do not meet state water quality standards. States listed these waters in their most recent submission to EPA, generally in 1998, as required by section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Each state map includes a bar chart of the combined number of miles of streams, rivers, & coastal shoreline or acres of lakes, estuaries & wetlands that do not meet state standards, & the pollutant that is causing the impairment. The pollutants most frequently identified as causing water pollution include sediments, excess nutrients, & harmful pathogens. Toxics, including metals, mercury & pesticides, also contribute to these impairments.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Atlas of America's Polluted Waters ', published 2000 under ISBN 9780756711160 and ISBN 0756711169.