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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...
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...