Tag: nitrogen
Shuswap Watershed Council releases updated report on nutrients and water quality
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has released an update to a report it originally published in 2020 summarizing the results of a multi-year water...
Study: Balancing protein in your diet could improve water quality
Protein consumption in the United States, from both plant and animal sources, ranks among the highest in the world. The study, published in the...
Controlling Light Could Leave Toxic Algae Dead in The Water: Researchers
While vacationing in Canada’s Rocky Mountains several years ago, Rebecca North was looking for a peaceful break from her work as a water researcher at...
New Research Shows More Nitrogen Enters Streams than Expected
New research by a scientific collaboration, led by the USDA Forest Service, shows that more nitrogen from rain and snow is making it to...
Long-Term Study of Conservation Tillage Unearths Nutrient Transport Changes
A new study from the American Society of Agronomy has detailed how the switch to conservation tillage has impacted a southwestern Ohio lake over...
Ostara to Provide City of Atlanta with Nutrient Recovery Facility
Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, Inc. has announced its partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management to install and operate a...
Scientists Develop Rapid Test for Soil Nitrogen
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for healthy agricultural crops, but when applied in excess can result in negative impacts to surface and groundwater sources. Most...
Industry Funding Renewed for Fertilizer Best Management Practices
The North American fertilizer industry has pledged $6 million to continue research on ways that farmers can strengthen fertilizer best management practices (BMPs) to reduce...
Mudsnails Provide Water Quality Indicators
A tiny snail could be a big help to researchers measuring water quality along the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic coast.
Eastern mudsnails live in coastal...
Ont. Environmental Commissioner Releases 2017 GHGs Progress Report
The Office of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) has released its annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report for 2017, Ontario’s Climate Act: From Plan...
