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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...
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...
citizen science
Open Source Article on NECi's Photometer
NECi Superior Enzymes open-sourced their handheld nitrate testing photometer to drive enzyme sales and expand access to accurate, affordable nitrate testing. Dr. Joshua Pearce of opensource.com exp...
drinking water
NECi Makes History: First Enzyme-Based Method Approved for EPA Drinking Water Reporting
In July 2016, the U.S. EPA published its list of Alternate Test Protocols under the Safe Drinking Water Act — and for the first time, an enzyme-based method made the list. NECi Superior Enzymes' ni...