Posts for tag "nitrate"
Diatoms Dominate Muskegon Lake In A Cold And Rainy Year
An unusually rainy and cold year changed the phytoplankton makeup of one Michigan lake. Climate change makes similar changes more likely in the future.
- Posted October 15, 2021
Northern Plains Livestock Producers Still Feeling 2017 Drought
The drought of 2017 is still being felt by livestock and producers in the Northern Plains as it affects water quality and animals who graze.
- Posted August 8, 2018
Hidden Underground Nitrate Pollution Threatens Groundwater Worldwide
Researchers have quantified nitrate levels in the vadose zone worldwide for the first time, warning of potential for groundwater contamination.
- Posted December 9, 2017
At Sippo Lake, Sediment Questions And Place-Based Learning Push
Stark County Park District managers study how Sippo Lake affects water quality after sediment load reduction efforts and push place-based learning tools.
- Posted May 2, 2016
For Tackling Nitrate Concentrations, Drainage System Proving Useful
Scientists at Southeast Missouri State University test a drainage and irrigation system, meant to reduce nitrate concentrations, using automated samplers.
- Posted December 29, 2015
Alert system fights nitrate pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park
The National Park Service and other federal agencies have launched an alert system to help farmers reduce nitrate pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to National Public Radio. The system lets farmers know when winds have...
- Posted June 4, 2015
Loch Vale study confirms source of puzzlingly high nitrate in alpine watersheds
For a watershed without land use, Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park has puzzlingly high nitrate. A study shows why, with good news for recovery.
- Posted December 10, 2014
Researchers pioneer continuous groundwater quality monitoring in Ontario
Ontario groundwater researchers are investigating how a new generation of water quality sensors can move the science forward while cutting the labor back.
- Posted November 21, 2014
YSI’s ProDSS advances on-the-go water quality sampling
YSI’s new ProDSS handheld is one of the most advanced instruments available for water quality spot sampling and profiling studies on the market today.
- Posted November 4, 2014
New fleet of drifting ocean profilers to monitor waters around Antarctica
A new fleet of drifting ocean profilers will monitor the Southern Ocean, which absorbs much of the Earth’s excess heat and human carbon emissions.
- Posted October 13, 2014
Trout Run nutrient pollution unrelated to Lake Erie steelhead hatchery
A recent study clarified a steelhead hatchery's role in nutrient pollution in Trout Run, a small Pennsylvania Lake Erie Tributary.
- Posted June 3, 2014
