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Nutrients and pesticides are prevalent causes of water pollution. From an economic perspective, analyze why more has not been done to control agricultural runoff, the major source of these contaminants.

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From an economic perspective, analyze why more has not been done to control agricultural runoff, the major source of these contaminants.

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From an economic perspective, these nutrients and pesticides actually result in higher crop yield ...

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