News tagged with nutrient quality

Cruising the Chesapeake for water and air quality

A NASA-led team of scientists took to the Chesapeake Bay this summer to study a diverse yet close-to-home ecosystem in a field campaign that will help the agency determine how to study ocean health and air ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Urban impacts on phosphorus in streams

Although phosphorus is an essential nutrient for all life forms, essential amounts of the chemical element can cause water quality problems in rivers, lakes, and coastal zones. High concentrations of phosphorus in aquatic ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Corn yields with perennial cover crop are equal to traditional farming

Soil quality, water quality, and possibly even farm profits will all benefit by using a perennial cover crop on corn fields that allows for similar yields to traditional farming methods, according to Iowa ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Analyzing agroforestry management

The evaluation of both nutrient and non-nutrient resource interactions provides information needed to sustainably manage agroforestry systems. Improved diagnosis of appropriate nutrient usage will help increase yields and ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could oysters be used to clean up Chesapeake Bay?

Chronic water quality problems caused by agricultural and urban runoff, municipal wastewater, and atmospheric deposition from the burning of fossil fuels leads to oxygen depletion, loss of biodiversity, and harmful algal ...

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created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Stormwater model to inform regulators on future development projects

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a computer model that will accurately predict stormwater pollution impacts from proposed real-estate developments - allowing regulators to make informed decisions ...

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created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Mighty Mississippi Basin and Gulf Suffocating: Inertia Not An Option

The Water Science and Technology Board, (WTSB), Division on Earth and Life Sciences of the National Research Council has released for publication its study for improving water quality in the Mississippi River ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 20 weblog