Production and use of nitrogen fertilizer is expensive and a significant source of air and water pollution and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Category: water pollution
Oil and water don’t mix
Most of the oil in the sea comes from human activities near the coast.
William H. Schlesinger
environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
environmental health, faculty, lakes and streams, waste, water, water pollution
Drugs in your drinking water
Not all pharmaceutical compounds can be removed by traditional methods of treating wastewater.
William H. Schlesinger
air pollution, Arctic, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution, wetlands
air pollution, Arctic, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution, wetlands
Legacy Mercury
The benefits of reducing mercury pollution deposited from the atmosphere are quickly reflected throughout the ecosystem.
Nitrogen in the Mississippi
It will take a long time to flush this past memory of nitrogen use out of the ecosystem.
William H. Schlesinger
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
faculty, lakes and streams, land use, natural habitat, water, water pollution, wetlands
Pogo is Worried
An iconic landmark of the region, and the largest swamp in North America, is now vulnerable
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, land use, water, water pollution
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, land use, water, water pollution
The Source of the Yellow River
the color of rivers seen from space may provide a better index of the health of rivers than simple visual observations from land
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution
agriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution
Atrazine
Atrazine resembles the growth hormones of other organisms, including frogs and potentially humans.
William H. Schlesinger
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
agriculture, biogeochemistry, faculty, lakes and streams, marine studies, water, water pollution
Nitrogen in Runoff
Inasmuch as the runoff of nitrogen is an interstate transport problem, managing the application of fertilizer and loss of nitrogen to runoff should be a high priority for the Federal government.
Airborne Plastics
The microparticles in soil and sediments may persist indefinitely, casting a sedimentary record of human activity on the planet.