Nitrate levels in soils suggest extreme weather from climate change speeds up groundwater pollution
Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...
EPA: Iowa needs to add more rivers to impaired waters list, including in Des Moines
EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because ...
The Gazette15h
EPA says river nitrate threatens Cedar Rapids drinking water
But it was lower than the maximum concentration allowed by the EPA for drinking water, a limit meant to prevent high human ...
Woodland The Daily Democrat on MSN3d
Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Linked to Nitrate in Drinking Water
A UC Davis study reveals that extreme weather, such as heavy rains following droughts, rapidly pushes nitrates from ...
Food & Water Watch3d
EPA Finds Dangerous Nitrate Contamination In IA Urban Drinking Water Supplies
Iowa’s major urban drinking water supplies are contaminated with levels of toxic nitrates, linked to cancer, that exceed ...
Scoop3d
Drinking Water At 100 Rural Schools Contaminated With Cancer-causing Nitrate
Greenpeace says it is deeply concerned about levels of nitrate in rural school drinking water, as a shocking new report has revealed that rural children are twice as likely as the average New ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier13d
Environmental groups ask EPA to clean up nitrate-contaminated drinking water
Groups from Iowa and several other states have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to invoke its emergency ...
Science Daily3d
Extreme weather accelerates nitrate pollution in groundwater
High nitrate levels in drinking water can increase health risks, especially for young children. It may also increase the risk of colorectal cancer. Need for real-time soil nitrate monitoring ...