By separating Lake 226 with an impermeable curtain, scientists created two distinct environments. One was supplemented with ...

Explore how Lake Decatur's nitrogen levels fell below pollutant thresholds, a major achievement in water quality improvement efforts after decades of agricultural runoff issues in Illinois.

Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have released a first-of-its-kind study quantifying cropland phosphorus budgets around the world, which will help in ...

Why do some lakes remain plagued by harmful algal blooms even after phosphorus pollution has been reduced? Part of the answer lies beneath the surface. A new Concordia study has uncovered a previously ...

In the United States, public water systems are sometimes dosed with phosphate to reduce copper levels and lead pipe corrosion. This practice can help avert humanitarian disasters like the Flint water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spreader sprays sewage sludge, which is rich in phosphorus, across a farm in Oklahoma. AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel When people ...

URBANA, Ill. – Tile drainage is a common practice used in agricultural fields to remove excess water, but it also transports harmful nutrients into water bodies, contributing to algal blooms that ...

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) pollution continues to threaten aquatic ecosystems. The two nutrients are often managed together, but they differ substantially in their sources, transport pathways, ...

Phosphorus threatens a key bay in Lake Champlain. WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports on the Lake Champlain Basin program and other stakeholder’s efforts to stem the pollution.

Research shows a phosphorus-rich compound found in wastewater raises uptake by plants and reduces discharge to waterways.

Researchers have released a study quantifying cropland phosphorus budgets around the world, which will help in identifying nutrient management gaps in different regions in food production and ...