IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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NUTRIENT POLLUTION FROM ROW CROP AGRICULTURE POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO U.S. WATER QUALITY. AN UNDERSTUDIED BUT CRITICAL COST OF THIS POLLUTION FALLS ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS USING PRIVATE WELLS, WHO FACE RISKS FROM NITRATE CONTAMINATION. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE SUCCESSFUL IOWA RURAL DRINKING WATER INITIATIVE (IRDWI) TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE. THE PROJECT WILL: (I) CONDUCT A LONG-RUN FOLLOW-UP SURVEY TO DETERMINE IF PRIOR INFORMATIONAL INTERVENTIONS PRODUCED LASTING CHANGES IN HOUSEHOLD WATER T

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