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nitrate
Drought, Sorghum, and a Double Poisoning Risk
Drought-stressed sorghum can poison livestock two different ways. A high nitrate reading is a warning sign worth taking seriously — even though it isn't a stand-in for testing cyanide directly.
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...