water quality

Nonpoint Source Pollution

Atmospheric Deposition Fact Sheets

What starts as air pollution may end up as water pollution as dangerous compounds emitted into the air fall into surface waters. In fact, nitrogen, sulfur, and mercury compounds-pollutants of particular concern in the Northeast-make their way into water primarily through atmospheric deposition.

In 2003, NEIWPCC, our member states, and EPA-New England collaborated to produce a series of fact sheets titled, "From Air to Water: The Challenge of Atmospheric Deposition." The fact sheets describe the mechanisms of atmospheric deposition, its impact on nonpoint source pollution in watersheds, monitoring and modeling strategies, and the need for collaboration in the fight against this phenomenon. The publication was funded through a CWA Section 319 Grant provided to NEIWPCC by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.

You may download a PDF of the fact sheets here or order hard copies by contacting Becky Weidman, the coordinator of our Nonpoint Source Workgroup./p>