Nonpoint source
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Nonpoint source, or non-point source, or NPS, is a source that does not come from a single point.
- Point source, contrasts with nonpoint source
- Nonpoint source pollutionNonpoint source pollutionNonpoint source pollution refers to both water and air pollution from diffuse sources. Nonpoint source water pollution affects a water body from sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas draining into a river, or wind-borne debris blowing out to sea. Nonpoint source air pollution...
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