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Study warns about the interaction between nitrate and uranium in U.S. drinking water

A study conducted in Nebraska reveals that agricultural nitrate can mobilize natural uranium in Midwestern aquifers, ...

Environmental groups urge EPA to restore nitrate impairment designation on Iowa river segments

Environmental groups penned a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the federal agency to maintain its ...

Toxic algae bloom in water breaks ahead of Head of the Charles Regatta

Widespread blooms of toxic blue-green algae are coating parts of the Charles River right before the Head of the Charles ...

Nitrogen fixation phenomenon discovered in the Arctic could boost marine life

The shrinking sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is, overall, a disaster. But paradoxically, the melting of the ice can also fuel ...
The Harvard Crimson

Cyanobacteria Advisory Expected To Lift Before Head of the Charles Regatta

The Charles River has been under a Massachusetts Department of Public Health advisory for a cyanobacterial bloom since August, but the advisory is expected to lift by the time thousands of rowers and ...

Before You Close Your Pool for the Season, Get the pH Levels in Check Using These Common Household Items

Run your filter. Keep the filter running overnight. You should wait at least 24 hours before jumping in the pool (unless you use a chlorine-free pool shock, in which case you can wait only 15 minutes) ...