New water-treatment system removes nitrogen, phosphorus from farm tile drainage
February 26, 2026
February 26, 2026
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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New water-treatment system removes nitrogen, phosphorus from farm tile drainage
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into waterways from farm drainage systems. Their method combines a woodchip bioreactor with a two-step biochar wat . . .
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New water-treatment system removes nitrogen, phosphorus from farm tile drainage
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into waterways from farm drainage systems. Their method combines a woodchip bioreactor with a two-step biochar wat . . .