ATTRA

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign created a custom form of biochar designed to capture phosphorus from farm runoff to prevent waterway pollution.

Nutrient Pollution 40

Nutrient Pollution Farming Farming 40

ATTRA

APRIL 29, 2024

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have developed a bioplastic pellet made from marine polysaccharide (chitosan), eggshells, and wheat straw that absorbs phosphate nutrient pollutant from water. The biodegradable pellets can then be applied to agricultural land as fertilizer.

Fertilizer 75

Fertilizer Nutrient Pollution Straw Production 75

ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Rich Earth Institute reports that interest in urine nutrient reclamation has been surging, driven by spiking synthetic fertilizer prices, global supply disruptions, and increasing regulations on aquatic nutrient pollution.

Fertilizer 40

Fertilizer Nutrient Pollution Food 40

Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mckinsey finds that human activity has already extended beyond the “safe operating space” for four of these boundaries: biodiversity loss, chemical and plastic pollution, nutrient pollution, and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. As a sector, agriculture has the single largest direct impact on planetary boundaries.

Agriculture 119

Agriculture Agriculture Nutrient Pollution Food 119

Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

Its high cation exchange capacity (CEC) allows it to adsorb and retain nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, preventing them from washing away into waterways. This improvement in nutrient retention enhances crop growth and protects surrounding water bodies from nutrient pollution.

Compost 59

Compost Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 59

Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

You can also lose valuable nutrients if they wash into waterways where they cause nutrient pollution problems in lakes and oceans that harm marine life. If your soil is not healthy enough to support healthy crops, you have to add fertilizer or risk losing your investment in seeds or plants.

Crop Rotation 52

Crop Rotation Farming Farming Fertilizer 52

Agwired

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Many of these facilities are located near communities with environmental justice concerns that have bodies of water impaired by nutrient pollution. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed regulation that would revise wastewater discharge standards for facilities that process meat and poultry products.

Animal Agriculture 59

Animal Agriculture Poultry Nutrient Pollution Agriculture 59