First-of-its-kind global study shows grasslands can withstand climate extremes with a boost of nutrients
EurekAlert! Fertilizer might be stronger than we thought. A new international study featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York found that fertilizer can help plants survive short-term […]
Acciona hosts tour of Saint John Safe Clean Drinking Water Project
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New model tracks agricultural impact on lake ecosystems
CHCH The Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant has once again violated federal rules after toxic discharge was found in testing. The toxic discharge killed 80 per cent of Rainbow Trout […]
The Antarctic water puzzle – how flooding contributes to ice melt
EurekAlert! When they [lakes] empty, a flood of water rushes towards the sea,” says Horgan. The researchers proved that such flood events do in fact occur by analysing sediment samples […]
Clear waters, hidden toxins
EurekAlert! New laboratory research shows that when viruses attack a species that forms toxic algal blooms, those thick, blue-green slicks that choke waterways and that threaten ecosystems, drinking water, and […]
As world heats up, UN cools itself the cool way: with water
France 24 As more and more people want to stay cool in a planet that is steadily heating up, energy experts point to this kind of water-based system as a […]
Development, agriculture present risks for drinking water quality
EurekAlert! A new study from North Carolina State University researchers finds that conversion of forests to urban development or agriculture near streams can have harmful effects on water quality downstream, […]
Can Texas clean up fracking water enough to use for farming? One company thinks so.
Texas Tribune As oil and gas are extracted, water flows back up. It is all but unusable — unless treated. Often referred to as produced water, the grimy backwash is […]
Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it
The Conversation – Africa Water pollution in South Africa, as in other developing countries, poses a significant health and economic threat. South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation’s 2023 Blue […]
New research chair empowers wetland climate solutions
University of Waterloo “Canada has over one quarter of the world’s peatlands, with most currently intact. Therefore, we have the responsibility to steward this globally significant carbon stock,” Strack reflects. […]