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Mississippi River water quality report notes progress and gaps
The Mississippi River basin shows declines in phosphorus and total suspended solids due to Clean Water Act controls and land conservation. But nonpoint sources and inconsistent state monitoring hinder clear trend analysis. Lead and arsenic show small increases in some pools, while most metals decline. need unified interstate monitoring.
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Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Pool 13
Bellevue
Iowa
Alton
Ill
la Grange
Illinois River
Salvato
Missouri
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