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Efforts to reduce pollution from agriculture paying off slowly
Story Date: 8/14/2017
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Source: PHYS.ORG, 8/10/17
Efforts by farmers to reduce the amount of fertilizer that reaches drinking water sources can take years to have a positive impact, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo. The study found that that depending on the type of terrain, efforts to reduce algae-causing nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from reaching water sources such as the Great Lakes and can take decades to bear fruit.
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