(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) households and urging them ...

LITTLE BIT, AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU SOON. RIGHT NOW, MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA IS STILL UNDER A LAWN WATERING BAN. IT’S DUE TO HIGH NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR WATER SOURCES. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT ALL ...

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TIFFIN - Seldom is water quality so visible as when Bill Waldie sticks a test strip into a bucket of water from Clear Creek and watches the paper turn shades of pink as it detects nitrate. He takes a ...

AMES, Iowa – To help farmers and landowners better understand and monitor nitrate levels in surface and tile drainage water, the Iowa State University Iowa Nutrient Research Center has released a new ...

People living in the Lower Yakima Valley Groundwater Management Area may be eligible to receive free groundwater nitrate testing, bottled water, and installation of an in-home filtration system, if ...

Three volunteers went out recently to test local lakes and streams for nitrates. Here's how they do it and why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Serious water contaminants such as nitrate may not have any detectable taste or odor. Willie B. Thomas/Digital Vision via Getty ...

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