Zhejiang University: The Thorny Problem of Solving Fertilizer Pollution While Also Feeding the World
December 07, 2023
December 07, 2023
HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Zhejiang University issued the following news:
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Nitrogen-based fertilizers have hugely increased agricultural output, but rain washes them into rivers and oceans with dire consequences. Zhejiang University researchers are searching for a middle ground.
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Every summer, vast quantities of algae and zooplankton flourish in coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. These algal blooms gobble up oxygen, leavin . . .
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Nitrogen-based fertilizers have hugely increased agricultural output, but rain washes them into rivers and oceans with dire consequences. Zhejiang University researchers are searching for a middle ground.
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Every summer, vast quantities of algae and zooplankton flourish in coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. These algal blooms gobble up oxygen, leavin . . .