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Introduction
This report shall interrogate the impact of human activity and particularly through the various uses of land along the Nashua River in Massachusetts. It will reveal the impact of said land uses on the land and their potential for benefit.
Objectives
The objectives of the study were to;Evaluate land-use along the Nashua River;
Analyze the potential impact of these land-uses on the quality of water; and
Find solutions geared towards rehabilitating the quality of water on the Nashua River watershed.
Hypothesis
The various land-uses in place by the inhabitants of the Nashua River watershed in Massachusetts are responsible for a strain on the river’s basin and the natural resources ancillary to it.
Results
The land uses include:
Water reservoirs and dams;
Wildlife conservation initiatives ;
Human Settlement; and
Recreational uses.
Discussion
Human activity is undoubtedly present in the Nashua River watershed, and that this land-use has a detrimental impact on the quality of water. The water quality in this river was assessed through an observation of various key indicators including; the acidity of the water; the volume of living organisms visible in the water, and other study reports on the quality of water. In light of the foregoing parameters, it is accurate to infer that the quality of water is slightly compromised, an indicator of pollution from human activity.
In the event of the introduction of a shopping area that takes up at least 75% of the watershed, it is likely that the quality of water will drop further due to the injection of polluting agents.

These forms of pollution include; effluent from production facilities, runoff from the premises and even outright littering. As they gain passage to the watershed, these agents serve as pollutants and as such lower the water’s qualitative attributes.
Similarly, in the event of the introduction of fertilizer, there would be a proportionate dip in the quality of water. This is owing to the polluting capabilities of fertilizer, which is flagged as a notorious pollutant. Fertilizer in itself is a chemical compound which when allowed free access to the watershed become serial pollutants (Jeznach, 247).
In rehabilitating the quality of the water in the Nashua River watershed, various recommended measures can be put in place. These include;
The development of a proper sewerage system; and
Public sensitization on environmental protection.
Works Cited
Jeznach, Lillian C., et al. “Proactive modeling of water quality impacts of extreme precipitation events in a drinking water reservoir.” Journal of environmental management 201 (2017): 241-251