"Fertilizers as Water Pollutants." Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Natural Resource Management and Environmental Department, May 2013. Web. 12 July 2016.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides a considerable amount of statistical information, along with an extensive analysis on how chemical fertilizers contribute to water pollution. While there is no specific author, this text was constructed by FAO 's Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, whose main goal is to research and analyze contributors to environmental pollution and implement solutions for these issues. This source details how synthetic fertilizers indefinitely cause water pollutants and provides statistical …show more content…
Her work supported by both first-hand and second-hand research. In her analysis, she describes the natural nitrogen and ammonium levels in soil, followed by an explanation on how synthetic fertilizers negatively manipulate these levels. She details how this manipulation negatively impacts the microbial ecosystems within soil, which continues to have harmful effects on other elements. While there may be implications of bias due to her advocacy of organic land care, the information she provides is supported by the research of other university professors. A major significant feature of this analysis is the author 's breakdown of common chemical additive in fertilizers and how they independently deteriorate the soil and its microorganisms. Due to her professional background and the type of information she allocates, her analysis could be aimed at a number of audiences. This analysis could persuade an individual to negate the use of synthetic fertilizers, educate an audience on its harmful effects, and provide valuable information to an individual, such as myself. This article provides a variety of information that clearly illustrates the potentially harmful effects of synthetic fertilizers. I found this resource by searching Google using the string search “synthetic …show more content…
This article covers an array of topics pertaining to synthetic fertilizers and their harmful effects. The authors define the purpose synthetic fertilizers and detail the impacts of its application in four major segments: water quality, soil fertility, air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. These first two segments, which are applicable to my research paper, offer extensive information about the impacts on soil, water, aquaculture, the process of eutrophication, leaching, and a variety of other topics that relate to my research. Likewise, the discuss the impacts on land animals, both wild and domesticated. Similar to one of the previously discussed resources, a major feature of this research article is the use of visual aids and an overview chart of agricultural technologies and their impacts. Additionally, they provide multiple case examples to support their statements. There is no recognizable bias in this article, as its primary purpose is to further inform and educate both the general population and partnered environmental organizations. While this research article is lengthy, it is structured in a way that makes finding vital information easy. However, due to its length, the information is elaborate and provides me with a lot of very useful
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides a considerable amount of statistical information, along with an extensive analysis on how chemical fertilizers contribute to water pollution. While there is no specific author, this text was constructed by FAO 's Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, whose main goal is to research and analyze contributors to environmental pollution and implement solutions for these issues. This source details how synthetic fertilizers indefinitely cause water pollutants and provides statistical …show more content…
Her work supported by both first-hand and second-hand research. In her analysis, she describes the natural nitrogen and ammonium levels in soil, followed by an explanation on how synthetic fertilizers negatively manipulate these levels. She details how this manipulation negatively impacts the microbial ecosystems within soil, which continues to have harmful effects on other elements. While there may be implications of bias due to her advocacy of organic land care, the information she provides is supported by the research of other university professors. A major significant feature of this analysis is the author 's breakdown of common chemical additive in fertilizers and how they independently deteriorate the soil and its microorganisms. Due to her professional background and the type of information she allocates, her analysis could be aimed at a number of audiences. This analysis could persuade an individual to negate the use of synthetic fertilizers, educate an audience on its harmful effects, and provide valuable information to an individual, such as myself. This article provides a variety of information that clearly illustrates the potentially harmful effects of synthetic fertilizers. I found this resource by searching Google using the string search “synthetic …show more content…
This article covers an array of topics pertaining to synthetic fertilizers and their harmful effects. The authors define the purpose synthetic fertilizers and detail the impacts of its application in four major segments: water quality, soil fertility, air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. These first two segments, which are applicable to my research paper, offer extensive information about the impacts on soil, water, aquaculture, the process of eutrophication, leaching, and a variety of other topics that relate to my research. Likewise, the discuss the impacts on land animals, both wild and domesticated. Similar to one of the previously discussed resources, a major feature of this research article is the use of visual aids and an overview chart of agricultural technologies and their impacts. Additionally, they provide multiple case examples to support their statements. There is no recognizable bias in this article, as its primary purpose is to further inform and educate both the general population and partnered environmental organizations. While this research article is lengthy, it is structured in a way that makes finding vital information easy. However, due to its length, the information is elaborate and provides me with a lot of very useful