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Water quality improves after fertilizer ban - study
In an effort to keep lakes and streams clean, municipalities around the country are banning or restricting the use of phosphorus-containing lawn fertilizers, which can kill fish and cause smelly algae blooms and other problems when the phosphorus washes out of the soil and into waterways.
But do the ordinances really help reduce phosphorus pollution? That’s been an open question until now, says John Lehman, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan. `It’s one of those things where political organizations take the action because they believe it’s the environmentally ... |
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GPS helps locate soil erosion pathways
Grassed waterways are placed in agricultural fields where runoff water tends to concentrate because they can substantially reduce soil erosion. Mapping techniques that help identify where erosion channels will likely form could help farmers and conservation professionals do a better job of designing and locating grassed waterways in agricultural fields.
Tom Mueller, associate professor in the University of Kentucky (UK), College of Agriculture, guided Adam Pike, UK graduate student, on a project that examined whether reliable prediction models could be created to identify eroded waterways from ... |
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New White Paper Provides Guidelines for Successful Soil Temperature Monitoring
Soil temperature monitoring is the recording of the temperature of soil at specific levels below the surface. Although natural radioactivity and conduction from the earth’s core contribute small quantities of heat, the main drivers affecting soil temperature in the upper meters come from solar radiation and heat exchanges at the surface.
A new white paper from Onset, Guidelines for Successful Soil Temperature Monitoring provides guidance and tips on how data loggers can be effectively used to monitor soil temperatures in various conditions. Click here to download the free white paper today!
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- Alion awarded US$4.4m contract to perform RF engineering services for NOAA to ensure environmental data is accessible
Technology Solutions Company to Provide Spectrum Expertise in Support of Agency’s Geostationary and Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites and Ground ...
- EPA awards US$6.1 million in recovery act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in PA
In an effort to protect people where they live, work, and play, EPA announced the distribution of US$6,163,000 to Pennsylvania under the American Recovery ...
- Regional partner`s decision support system used in development of carbon management plan for industry
The Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, one of seven members of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, ...
- EOS selected as bioremediation product for massive Indiana TCE groundwater plume
Past use of tricholoroethene (TCE) at a manufacturing facility in Indiana created a contaminated plume of groundwater approximately 1,000 feet wide, 8,000 ...
- Identifying pollution hotspots in the landscape
Water pollution due to excess sediment and nutrients is a serious problem in the U.S. Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent each year on conservation ...
- NGWA certification exams offered on computer only beginning November 1
Beginning November 1, 2009, the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) will offer its voluntary certification program exams for water well system contractors ...
- Advanced river flow management vital to facing climate challenge
Improved river flow management will be vital to protecting communities from the worst impacts of climate change and to achieving international goals on ...
- EPA selects Black & Veatch for US$150 million contract to remediate contaminated sites in eight southeastern states
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4 has awarded Black & Veatch a remedial action contract for up to 10 years and US$150 million. ...
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