POLLUTION LOCATOR
|
Water
| Leading Pollutants/Stressors
Region Name:
Entire United States
Estuaries, Bays, and Coasts
Number of
Impairments
Percent of all
Impairments
Pathogens
767
65%
Low Dissolved Oxygen/Organic Enrichment
189
16%
Nutrients
163
14%
Metals
117
10%
Pesticides
88
7%
PCBs
84
7%
Organic Compounds
82
7%
Mercury
75
6%
Sediments
72
6%
Fish Consumption Advisory
51
4%
pH
36
3%
Dioxin
26
2%
Debris
20
2%
Impaired Biological Community
17
1%
Impairment cause not reported
16
1%
Contaminated Sediments
15
1%
Ammonia
13
1%
Toxics
13
1%
Inorganics
12
1%
Other
10
1%
Unknown
10
1%
Exotic Species
9
1%
Other Habitat Alterations
6
1%
Temperature
5
0%
Aesthetics
4
0%
Salinity/TDS/Chlorides
4
0%
Noxious Aquatic Plants
2
0%
Radiation
2
0%
Flow Alterations
1
0%
