Farming Chemicals and Four Mile Creek

This topic submitted by Katie Gibson ( gibsonke@muohio.edu ) on 1/23/03. [ Rivers Team: Katie Gibson-Section: Garrison/Green]


Four mile creek runs through a wide variety of different areas (suburbs, roads, farms etc.), and of course run-off from these areas wash into the creek. I'm interested in specifically which chemicals, particularly those used in farming, wash into the creek. What effects do these chemicals have on the life of the stream? What happens to the chemicals once they are in the stream? I'd also look at the reasons local farmers use the chemicals they do (do they feel economic pressure to produce more and more in order to be able to compete with large commercial farms?). I'd begin by testing the creek in several locations for known chemical fertalizers. I'd research the chemical properties of these chemicals and the effects they could have on the life of a creek. Also, I'd research the economic and social issues that lead the small local farmer to produce large harvests. The possibility of discussing organic farming also exists in this project.
-Katie Gibson

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