The algal blooms increasingly seen in Canadian lakes have been linked to both nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff and climate change. However, a new Concordia-led study using DNA sequencing of ...

Carlos Alonso Hernández, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Kristof Moeller, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications A new IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) will ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed? Eutrophication ...

The Baltic Sea has been under pressure for decades: Although phosphorus and nitrogen river loads, the main cause for its eutrophication, have been significantly reduced, adverse effects such as algal ...

Seagrass meadows are among the most valuable ecosystems on the planet, buffering coastlines, storing carbon at extraordinary rates, and serving as nurseries for commercially important fish. Yet these ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Nutrient pollution from humans can make HABs much worse. Nitrogen and phosphorus are commonly used in agriculture, lawns, and other human activities. These nutrients can then flow into bays, rivers, ...

What if farmers could not only prevent excess phosphorus from polluting downstream waterways, but also recycle that nutrient as a slow-release fertilizer, all without spending a lot of money?

The UK government has announced plans to enable the delivery of 100,000 new homes by 2030 that are currently being held up by a controversial EU law designed to protect water bodies from pollution.