Nutrient strategy hearings
Do you have questions you want to ask, or comments you want to make, about the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s draft strategy for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus in the Mississippi … Read more
nitrates
Nitrate in Mississippi up 55% over 30 years
Continuing research on the amount of nitrate washing down the Mississippi River south of the Minnesota border shows a very significant increase in the yearly loads of the pollutant from … Read more
Nitrates linger decades in cropland soil
A 30-year study of nitrogen fertilizer use in France suggests that nitrate from the fertilizer lingers in the soil for decades and is likely to continue both being taken up … Read more
Scott County's Credit River off 'impaired' list
Scott County’s Credit River gets cleaner John Hensel, who oversees all of the metro area’s watersheds for the state of Minnesota, had brought a camera along to remember this by. On … Read more
The Gulf spill, Chesapeake Bay and nitrates
Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to read … Read more