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nitrates may lurk in your river

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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nitrates 

my lurk in your river
Photo by Jvstin
2.

nitrates 

you can't see them but they're there
Photo by Katy Silberger
3.

nitrate

  • colorless chemical found in the soil 
  • nitrate is used in fertilizer
  • plants need it to grow 
Photo by seanmcgrath
4.

so whats so bad?

nitrate in water can be harmful
Photo by Nick Chill Photography
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how Harmful?

  • nitrate can give children blue baby syndrome
  • nitrate can kill livestock
  • nitrate can kill our fish
blue baby syndrome stops prevents oxygen from reaching the heart.
Photo by superman_ha_muerto
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but wait

there is something you can do!
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how you can help

  • don't use fertilizer! it has a lot nitrates in it
  • tell your family and friends to stop using ferilizer
  • rake up your leaves, they may have fertilizer on them
Photo by gagstreet
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what i'm doing to help

  • I started a blog to inform people about nitrades
  • I wrote a flyer to tell people more about nitrates
the picture thing on my computer kind of stopped working so i couldn't get a picture on this part. there is one on my old one though.
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it is our generation 

we have to take care of our river
Photo by VinothChandar
10.

knowing is half the battle

so remember
Photo by JD Hancock

Sage Crannell