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单词 agricultural run-off
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agricultural run-off in British English

(ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl ˈrʌnɒf)
noun
the portion of rainfall that runs over agricultural land and then into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating
pollution of the lagoon from pesticides contained in agricultural runoff from thesurrounding area

Examples of 'agricultural run-off' in a sentence
agricultural run-off

The book is a eulogy for rivers toxic with sewage and agricultural run-off.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
Young salmon are at risk from river pollution caused by industry, forestry and agricultural run-off.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The water companies have invested millions cleaning up rivers, but water quality is now being adversely affected by agricultural run-off,industrial pollution and abstraction.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They say that agricultural run-off, which includes bacteria from animal waste, is now a bigger cause of water pollution on many stretches of the coast.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some stretches have been closed temporarily because of a pollution risk from sewer overflows and agricultural run-off.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One possible problem is the algal bloom that comes from fish farms and agricultural run-off.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Apart from the 80 rivers, it identifies a further 52 watercourses contaminated with phosphates from sewage or agricultural run-off.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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