In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more...
Scientists on Causes of High Radium Levels in Key Midwestern Aquifer
Oxygen levels, dissolved minerals among factors responsible for high concentrations of radium in untreated water from aquifer that underlies six...
Nitrates stored in rocks ‘nail in coffin’ for artificial fertilizers
The Manawatu gorge. Photo: 123rf A new report showing nitrates can accumulate in rocks then leach into waterways — leading...
Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico
The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is...
2017 Summer Gulf ‘Dead Zone’ Could Be Bigger Than Connecticut
Summer is almost here, and you know what that means. Sun, sand and … a watery wasteland devoid of all...