For European lakes, how clean is clean enough?

From Reno, Nevada, at a meeting of the International Union for Quaternary Research

S POLLUTED? Sediments from Dallund S suggest that the Danish lake has been severely tainted by agriculture for more than a millennium. J.K. Winter

Decreases in water quality are often associated with modern farming practices, including the use of artificial fertilizers and the practice of keeping many animals in small areas.