UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Phosphorus is a crucial nutrient regularly applied to crops such as corn and soybeans to help them grow efficiently. However, excess phosphorus can be carried by rainwater runoff into lakes and streams, creating potential problems…
Fertilizer’s Legacy: Taking a Toll on Land and Water
Tempe, Ariz.—The world's total human population has jumped to over 7.4 billion just this year. Feeding the human species takes a tremendous toll on…
U.S. and Canadian Governments Band to Remove Phosphorous in Lake Erie
WASHINGTON—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Canada’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna…
Researchers to Study Detroit River Phosphorus, Impacts of Green Infrastructure
ANN ARBOR—Researchers at the University of Michigan have been awarded a three-year, $3 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation to determine the Detroit River's contributions to algae blooms that plague Lake Erie each summer. The grant to the U-M Water…
Everglades Foundation Offers $10 Million Prize to Remove Phosphorus from Waterways
PALMETTO BAY, Fla., Sept. 23, 2014—The Everglades Foundation announced a global initiative offering a $10 million prize to anyone who can solve one of the world’s most daunting environmental problems. A donor has committed the $10 million prize for The…
