one segment on the Raccoon River and one segment on the South Skunk River as exceeding the nitrate and nitrate plus nitrite water quality standards associated with the drinking water use. The letter ...

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EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because ...

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Parameter total bound nitrogen (TNb) is a recognized limitation in the analysis of water for assessing and monitoring the ...

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