Nitrogen fertilizer remains in soils and leaks towards groundwater for decades
Long-term legacy of past fertilizer applications must be considered in reducing nitrate contamination of aquatic ecosystems
23-Oct-2013 -
Nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops lingers in the soil and leaks out as nitrate for decades towards groundwater – "much longer than previously thought," scientists in France and at the University of Calgary say in a new study.
Thirty years after synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer had been ...
drinking water
ecosystems
nitrate
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