Monash University scientists are urging caution around recent claims of breakthroughs in green nitrate fertilizer production, warning there is more work to do before the concept is market-ready.
A new electrochemical system simultaneously converts plant-derived materials and nitrate pollutants into valuable industrial ...
College students are testing private wells in south-central Kansas. The results are prompting families to install treatment systems to reduce nitrate levels. Matthew Kirk has an unpleasant task: ...
Thisura Ilukgoda Gedara, a Kansas State University graduate student, samples water from a family’s well in Pratt County, Kansas, in 2024. Nitrate pollution, mostly from chemical fertilizer, has become ...
Anthropogenic nitrogen inputs from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin have caused substantial environmental challenges in the northern Gulf of Mexico, such as coastal eutrophication, harmful ...
UC Davis researchers insert a device that continuously collects water samples underground, providing real-time data on nitrate contaminant movement. Extreme weather spurred by climate change, ...
A Kansas herd loss prompted researchers to evaluate whether inexpensive nitrate strips can help identify dangerous water ...
Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...
NOW. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS SAYS NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR LOCAL RIVERS ARE GOING DOWN. FOR THE MOST PART. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LEVELS OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. NITRATES IN THE ...