Easton, Zachary M.2014-05-202014-05-202012-07-30http://hdl.handle.net/10919/48036Summarizes the importance of buffers to reduce pollution and specifically examines where they can be used, how they work, their limitations, required maintenance, performance levels, and expected cost.4 pagesapplication/pdfenVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Environmental QualityCommunity planningHow Do Stream Buffers Reduce the Offsite Impact of Pollution?Extension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/BSE/BSE-38/BSE-38P-PDF.pdfPollution controlRiparian buffersVegetated strips