With hurricane season approaching, the city of Thomasville is modernizing its wastewater treatment to enhance stormwater ...

One approach to managing this on a large scale is the use of bioreactors, which harness microbial processes to effectively remove excess nitrogen from water systems. These convert the nitrogen ...

Plants need nitrogen to grow, but they can’t just grab it from the air like we do with oxygen. If the soil doesn’t have enough, farmers have to add fertilizers—an expensive and environmentally tricky ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of Copenhagen have uncovered a hidden talent of the Casparian strip—a root structure ...

Nitrogen and phosphorus are fertilisers that cause eutrophication of surface water. Eutrophication is the process of enrichment of surface water with excess plant nutrients, primarily phosphorus and ...

The court in The Hague ordered the government to meet its target of reducing the emissions to legally allowed levels in 50% ...

We have heard the saying: 'April showers brings May flowers.' This proverb leaves out the critical role of lightning.

Fertilization of gardens and landscapes typically begins in April after soils have warmed. With fertilization, one size (or ...