Trading schemes have a record of success in helping to reduce pollution. Air emissions trading, for example, gets credit for helping eliminate the problem of acid rain.Today, nutrient trading programs are gaining favor as a way to reduce loadings of nitrogen and phosphorus that cause algae blooms and other water-quality problems in rivers and lakes. These programs use market-based incentives to encourage pollutant reduction.One successful trading program is helping to reduce nitrogen loading to the Lower Neuse River and the Neuse Estuary in North Carolina. The Lower Neuse Basin Association (LNBA) and Neuse River Compliance Association (NRCA) include public and
