Crop performance matters when evaluating greenhouse gas emissions: study
Measuring the emission of greenhouse gases from croplands should take into account the crops themselves.
Environment
Sep 6, 2011
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Nitrate stimulates greenhouse gas production in small streams
Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that has been accumulating in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution. It is well known that fertilizer can stimulate nitrous oxide production in soils, but less is known about ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2009
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Sources of pollution in waterways
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the combustion of fuels including petroleum and fire wood. PAHs can cause ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2010
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Urban agriculture: The potential and challenges of producing food in cities
In many cities around the world, patrons of high-end restaurants want quality food that is flavorful and fresh. To satisfy their guests, chefs are looking closer and closer to home – to locally grown produce from neighboring ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2013
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How grass buffers keep agricultural herbicides at bay
Grass buffer strips are commonly used in crop production to reduce herbicide runoff. These practices are encouraged through incentives, regulations or laws, and are effective at lowering herbicide concentration in runoff. ...
Ecology
Apr 26, 2010
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Can biochar help suppress greenhouse gases?
Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas and a precursor to compounds that contribute to the destruction of the ozone. Intensively managed, grazed pastures are responsible for an increase in nitrous oxide emissions from grazing ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2011
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Scientists question EPA estimates of greenhouse gas emissions
The approach the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural anaerobic lagoons that treat manure contains errors and may underestimate methane emissions by up to ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2010
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Don't blame the teacher: Student results are (mostly) out of their hands
Teachers have very little to do with why some kids are better at school than others, our research shows. This contradicts the popular view that teachers matter most (after genes) when it comes to academic achievement.
Education
Oct 24, 2019
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Balancing food security and environmental quality in China
In many ways, the evolution of Chinese agriculture over the past 40 years is a remarkable success story. Spurred by investments in research and government subsidies for fertilizers and other farm technologies, China now feeds ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2013
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Does pasture irrigation increase groundwater contamination?
Concern about microbial contamination of groundwater from foraging dairy cows has increased as spray irrigation practices in New Zealand have increased over the years. Bacteria capable of living in both animals and humans ...
Environment
Jun 14, 2010
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