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North Carolina Department of Energy and Natural Resources: Dirt Can Be Dirty

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Did you know that the #1 pollutant in North Carolina is dirt? When soil is washed into streams and river, it smothers small animals and fish by clogging their gills. Look for bare patches of ground around your home and around your school that might add to the soil washed into waterways. Could something be planted here to keep the soil in place?

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water conservation, water pollution
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plant buffer, polluted runoff, runoff pollution, vegetative buffer, north carolina department of energy and natural resources: dirt can be dirty
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional