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grants
NECi Receives NSF Grant to Develop Enzyme-Based Food Packaging Technology
NECi Superior Enzymes has received a $250,000 NSF grant to develop enzyme-based oxygen removal technology for food packaging — extending our 30-year mission of replacing toxic chemistry with safer,...

alkaline persulfate
Measure Total Nitrogen Without an Autoclave
The alkaline persulfate Total Nitrogen method is here — and NECi enzyme reagents work with it. No autoclave required; just an InstantPot and our enzyme reagents for green, accessible TN analysis.

biosensor
Point-of-Use Phosphate Sensing: NECi's Role in a Breakthrough Biosensor
NECi's purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) enzyme is a key component in a breakthrough second-generation phosphate biosensor — enabling accurate, point-of-use phosphate sensing without interferen...

agricultural runoff
30 Years to Deplete Nitrogen in Mississippi Basin
Even if agricultural practices were upgraded today to stop nitrogen runoff, scientists estimate it would take upwards of 30 years to deplete the legacy nitrate stored in the Mississippi River Basin...

arctic
Nitrate in Arctic Landscapes
A new MBL study challenges assumptions about nitrogen use in arctic tundra, finding that plants absorb nitrate at rates comparable to high-nitrate ecosystems — with significant implications for cli...

agricultural runoff
Global Nitrogen Pollution Crisis
The world is using nitrogen fertilizer less and less efficiently, and the fallout is devastating — dead zones, toxic algal blooms, and collapsing aquatic ecosystems. Yale School of Forestry & E...

agricultural runoff
Worldwide, Phosphorus Pollution Reaching Dangerous Levels
New research from the American Geophysical Union finds man-made phosphorus pollution is reaching dangerously high levels in freshwater basins worldwide — with 38% of Earth’s land surface exceeding ...

agricultural runoff
Algae-Based Biofertilizer from Runoff Water
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are capturing nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural runoff and converting it into a slow-release microalgae-based biofertilizer — a promising approach...

CWA
NECi Enzymatic Nitrate Method Approved & Published in the Federal Register
NECi's Enzymatic Nitrate Testing Method has been officially approved and published in the Federal Register under the EPA's Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule. Data collected using the new method i...
