State nutrient loss reduction strategies tend to focus on shrinking the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico, but advocates for clean drinking water seek improvements closer to home.
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Research continues on groundwater management throughout the United States. The Iowa Nutrient Research Center will hold three fall seminars focused on “Recent trends in surface and groundwater nutrients across the U.S.,” highlighting status of nutrients and water quality in the Mississippi River, Lake Erie and the Chesapeake Bay.
Seminars take place from 3:10-4 p.m. Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. The sessions will be presented online and in-person on the ISU campus in Ames.
“We are excited to learn from researchers around the country, who are all leading efforts to track nutrient trends in selected watersheds that are recognized as important locally and nationally,” Iowa Nutrient Research Center Director Matt Helmers said in a news release. “I believe their experience and data can provide important insights for our work in Iowa and other work in the Mississippi River Basin.”
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