The Brussels Post, 1974-04-10, Page 13comparison to the total amounts
getting into Lake Erie or Lake
Ontario from other sources, the
amounts are high enough to
pollute smaller local. bodies of
water..
The high amounts moving
through the muck soils are
caused, at least partly, by
applications of fertilizer in excess
of • recommended rates. The
,,,amount of fertilizer used on these
muck soils could be reduced
without reducing yield or quality
of crops, Reduced rate of fertilizer
usage would certainly reduce the
levels of nutrients in the drainage
water.
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Over use of fertilizer
adds to water pollution
Fertilizer use has played a
l arge part in providing high-
quality, low-cost food for Cannel=
ta ns. for many years. Lately,
society's concern with the quality
of the environment has prompted
questions on the effects of
fertilizers on water quality.
Certainly, nitrogen and ' phos-
Phorus major components of
fertilizers, can have serious
effects on water quality by
promoting excessive growth of
algae and other aquatic plants.
There are, however, many other
sources of nitrogen and phosL.
phorus, in addition to fertilizers,
.that can contribute to water
pollution.
A study has been conducted in
Kent County during the past two
years to find out how much
present fertilizer practices are
contributing to surface water
pollution. Tile drainage water is
,being sampled at twelve sites -
four in the Erieau Marsh on
organic soils and eight in Dover
Township on mineral (clay and
sandy) soils.
Although the study is not yet
complete, some conslusions can
be drawn from the analysis done
so far. It is quite apparent that
phosphorus does not leach from
mineral soils to a significant
extent; the only way fertilizer
phosphorus applied to Mineral
soils can reach lakes or streams is
from surface runoff. Good crop
production practices, including
proper fertilizer use, will reduce
surface erosion to a minimum.
Nitrogen content of tile drain-
age water from mineral soils was
ow where recommended rates of
itrogen application were used.
here rates were greater than
ecommended, significant
amounts of nitrogen were found
In the drainage water..
The data from the Erieau
arsh muck sites indiCated a
ore serious problem. Levels of
o h phosphorus and nitrogen in
he drainage water were much
igher than from the mineral
ils. While the acreage of
ultivated muck soils in Ontario is
mall, and the total amount of
itrogen and phosphorus coming
om these soils insignificant in
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