Green algae invasion, Brittany, France. Excess levels of nitrates from agricultural sources can damage freshwaters and the marine environment by promoting excessive growth of algae that chokes other life, a process known as eutrophication.Photo source: ©© Cristina Barroca
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Researchers investigating nutrients in runoff from agricultural land warn that phosphorus losses will increase, due to climate change, unless this is mitigated by making major changes to agricultural practices…
Read Full Article; Science Daily (08-03-2017)
Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico; Guardian UK (08-01-2017)
