Non-point source nutrient pollution in the US: Navigating from drivers to solutions

This presentation will review the latest research on inputs, budgets, effects and management related to non-point source nutrient pollution at the EPA’s Office of Research and Development.  Using examples of nutrient budgets at the national, regional and local scale, Jana Compton from EPA’s Pacific Ecological Systems Division in Corvallis will walk through examples about nutrient impacts using data from EPA information, including the National Aquatic Resources Survey, the Safe Drinking Water Information System, the Cyanobacterial Assessment Network, the EnviroAtlas and the National Nutrient Input Inventory to understand the impacts and implications of land use and watershed processes on water quality and environmental damage costs across the US. 

Impact/Purpose

Jana Compton was invited by Arizona State University's Environmental Engineering program to present at their Spring seminar series on EPA's work on the nutrient inventory and connections to ecosystem impacts and water quality.  This presentation will review the latest research on inputs, budgets, effects and management related to non-point source nutrient pollution at the EPA’s Office of Research and Development.  Using examples of nutrient budgets at the national, regional and local scale, Jana Compton from EPA’s Pacific Ecological Systems Division in Corvallis will walk through examples about nutrient impacts using data from EPA information, including the National Aquatic Resources Survey, the Safe Drinking Water Information System, the Cyanobacterial Assessment Network, the EnviroAtlas and the National Nutrient Input Inventory to understand the impacts and implications of land use and watershed processes on water quality and environmental damage costs across the US. 

Citation

Compton, J. Non-point source nutrient pollution in the US: Navigating from drivers to solutions. Arizona State University, Ira Fulton School of Engineering, Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, Virtual presentation, AZ, February 14, 2023.