From coral reefs and kelp forests to the open ocean and deep-sea zones, nutrients that support phytoplankton growth and ...

Nitrate is a compound that often ends up in drinking water through fertilizer runoff. Farmers use nitrate-rich fertilizers to grow crops. When it rains, the excess nitrate seeps into groundwater and ...

LEVELS HAVE GOTTEN THIS HIGH. SO WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT NITRATES, BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A NITRATE? NEW AT FOUR. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM HAS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION AND WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO WATCH THOSE ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater, according to a recent study from researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Raccoon River near Walnut Woods State Park June 25, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Central Iowa Water Works ...

YEAR SENTENCE IN A DIFFERENT CASE. WATER QUALITY IS A GROWING CONCERN FOR MANY IOWANS. NOW THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE STATE SHOULD FUND A SYSTEM TO TRACK POLLUTION AND DRINKING WATER ...

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels for the water district that serves the Yoder community are still too high. The Reno County Public Works Department says tests earlier this month show that Rural ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - Covered swine barns dot the landscape near Platte Center, where tens of thousands of hogs are raised and fed. Many of these barns are owned by a local boy who ...

Map of Nitrate Measures in Public Water: Iowa (1970-1988). Figure 2 reports the median nitrate level in each month-year of all reported public water measures in Iowa (1970-1988). Each blue point is a ...

Ranchers in south-central North Dakota face double trouble. Drought in the area is drying up grass in pastures. It also could cause other vegetation, including some common plants and weeds, to poison ...