Nitrate Pollution Articles & Analysis
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Hiden Analytical is supporting research and development in groundwater nitrate analysis through its collaboration with Aqua Service GmbH in Schwerin, Germany. Our Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry (MIMS) technology is helping researchers and environmental agencies better understand the processes that affect groundwater quality, specifically the measurement of denitrification, a ...
Aquifers in Spain are increasingly at risk of chemical contamination by excess nitrates in their waters. This news comes just when the European Commission gives an ultimatum to the Spanish Government to act against the nitrate contamination of its waters. ...
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While normal levels of nutrients containing nitrogen and phosphorus can safely promote plant growth, elevated levels of nutrients like nitrate, which contains nitrogen, can cause low birth weight, birth defects, and illness in babies. ...
The notice alleges that View Point Dairy's improper application and storage of manure wastes contaminates drinking water supplies in the Lower Yakima Valley with nitrates, bovine antibiotics, phosphorus, and other pollutants. Nitrates can cause severe health problems such as blue baby syndrome, several forms of cancer, autoimmune system ...
Seven million people in rural areas of Romania get their drinking water from wells. These wells are often polluted with nitrates, bacteria, and pesticides. ... The Romanian national drinking water legislation has however been adapted to conform to the EU directives. ...
From above, of course drilling and overpumping to meet demand depletes aquifers, and at the same time, pollution such as nitrates and PFAS chemicals are contaminating groundwater from the surface downward. ...
Background: Increased nitrate concentrations in ground water The nitrate pollution of ground water generates considerable media attention. ...
The nitrate pollution of ground water generates considerable media attention. ...
These two changes can have negative environmental effects, such as water pollution caused by nitrogen run-off, biodiversity loss due to land-use change, air pollution from fertiliser and the release of greenhouse gases through changes in land use. ...
The team anticipates that this will allow policy makers to make more informed decisions about how to reduce nitrate and phosphate pollution in estuaries. Continuous monitoring equipment The Xylem EXO2 sondes are designed to run on low power for long-term deployments. ...
The researchers calculated ecological risk using existing data on how tolerant different invertebrate species were to the pollutants and their exposure. Nitrate tolerance was assessed for 390 species and phosphorus for 804 species. ...
The Bay Delta ecosystem has been degraded over time by many factors, including discharges of ammonia, nitrate and other pollutants. Construction of the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade, dubbed the EchoWater Project, is expected to cost a total of $2 billion and will take place over eight years. Once completed, the wastewater discharges from ...
While such fertilizers boost crop health in the short term, they are not a long-term solution: these fertilizers have high energy costs and are harmful to the environment (nitrates pollute continental and coastal waters; nitrogen oxides pollute the atmosphere). ...
Traynor - Tel. +32 229 21548 - Mobile +32 498 98 3871) Environment: Commission urges GERMANY to take more action against nitrate pollution in water The European Commission is urging Germany to take stronger measures to combat water pollution caused by nitrates. The latest figures submitted by Germany in 2012 showed ...
The belt of pollution stretched from France's Atlantic coast hundreds of miles into Belgium and well into Germany. ...
The EU’s Nitrates Directive has led to significant decreases in nitrogen pollution in Europe, a new study suggests. ...
Water pollution caused by nitrates has decreased in Europe over the past two decades, but agricultural pressures are still putting water resources under strain. ...
Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "We are currently wasting this precious resource and creating a pollutant. Using phosphorus more efficiently will reduce its impact on the environment and improve security of supply. ...
The kiln fumes heat exchanger will remove volatile pollutants (fluorine, sulphur, chlorine) by producing acid condensates that will be neutralised. ...
On the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik, the European Commission is referring Greece to the EU Court of Justice for failing to take measures to guarantee that water pollution by nitrates is addressed effectively. Although the Nitrates Directive has been in force since 1991, Greece has still not designated a number of ...