Faulty+fertilizers

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= = Fertilizers: What are fertilizers? What are the different types of fertilizers? What are possible solutions for the town of Basgo? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using fertilizers? Fertilizers are minerals and chemicals that are needed by plants to grow properly. Fertilizers are needed to grow plants because some food grows from the plants. When residents buy fertilizers they should look for at least 25% slow release nitrogen. The numbers on the bag indicate the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash. Look for 20 to 30% nitrogen, 2 to 3% phosphorus, 10% or less potash. People from Basgo should always flow the directions on the bag for spreading settings and proper application uses. Problems with lakes and streams occur when fertilizer runs off of the land surfaces. Basgo citizens should sweep up any fertilizer found on ground to avoid runoff into storm sewers. There are two kinds of fertilizers. One kind is organic. Organic fertilizers can be two different things. It can be animal or plant waste. They could use animal waste such as manure. Plant waste is things like the skins of the outer side of the corn, tree bark, dead plants, usually dead leaves, and grass that has been cut and put into a compost pile and disintegrates into the ground to make a fertilizer. The other kind of fertilizer is chemical. Chemical fertilizers are made of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Recommendations for the town, one solution is to move the housing development up into the forest. Although some trees will be cut down, it will benefit us more and people can plant more trees near the river. Another solution is to make a large drainage place to drain the bad water that is a threat to our health. Also people could use cow manure which is better for the environment because it biodegrades unlike inorganic fertilizers. The best solution to have is a buffer zone that has trees, shrubs, and groundcover to slow run-off and to absorb nutrients. A buffer is a place between developed land and shore where things can grow. It is essential that we create one so it can slow run-off and potentially be cleaned up, and absorb nutrients so people can have quality land and not worry about polluting the river. It is also important that there is a restriction on where to grow crops. There needs to be a boundary or a protected zone in order for the buffer zone to properly work. A buffer zone is a zone that is meant to keep things away from another area in this case a river. This should not confuse you with a military buffer zone. This buffer zone will have to be two hundred feet away from the water. Another thing is a retention pond. this can keep all the polluted water in one spot. There will also be a water purifier so we don’t take too much water. This water purifier will cost a lot but it will provide jobs and help the environment. It would be located in a low lying area so the fertilizers don’t run into the river. When the river floods it might go into the retention pond and over flow that. Therefore we would need to have fences to keep animals and kids out. We should educate the people of Basgo about the harmful affects of fertilizers and try to make them use organic fertilizers. The organic ones are more expensive so Basgo might have to ban non-organic fertilizers. Personal wells should be checked regularly. Lawns should be grown naturally and crops should be checked. There should be a limit to how much fertilizers we should use. Crops, tress and lawns are made faster and healthier using fertilizers. Plants cannot grow rapid fire like humans want them to that is why we use fertilizers. Fast release nitrogen fertilizers are ready immediately for plants and can practically zap them and make them grow very quickly. A disadvantage of this is using it too much and burning the plants therefore having no crops or grass. Slow release fertilizers need to be broken down in the soil for the plants to get all the good nutrients so they can grow. This is a better choice if you are not making a cash crop that needs to be produced very quickly. This is best if someone wants to grow their lawn to make it look better. Some of the other disadvantages are that it contains pesticides that are plain old bad for the environment. These kill the environment and habitats. The second is that if there is too much fertilizer it will run-off and it will get into the lake or stream. This is bad because it pollutes the water allowing phytoplankton to grow rapidly. A small amount will give the phytoplankton enough to grow at a good rate. If too much is in the water they will grow too fast making algae. The algae will cover up the surface of the water so no sun can get in. Photosynthesis won’t happen and the water will be dark, murky and having few signs of life.

[|www.fertile-minds.orgq_and_a/enviroment/is_harmful.php]
[|www.ces.ncsu.edu/cumberland/fertpage/environ.htm]

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[|www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG2923.html]