But after that, nitrate levels can climb even higher. This happens because the rain that fell upstream begins to run off into the rivers — from farm fields, through drainage tile and other sources.

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Ottumwa, Iowa, is using a second source of water to combat rising nitrate levels in its drinking water, ensuring safety for its 25,000 residents. Tim Albert, general manager of ...

A new study published in the Journal of Plant Ecology has found that temperate forest tree species, regardless of their root symbiosis with either ectomycorrhizal (ECM) or arbuscular mycorrhizal ...

Electrochemically converting the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia offers a potentially environmentally friendly solution for both water treatment and developing fossil-free ...

Further evidence points toward the cancer risk of nitrate in drinking water across the country, studies find, after a link was found with nitrate contamination and ovarian cancer.

State-funded water bottles aid 250 Riverview residents facing toxic groundwater. Wells regularly exceed safe limits for nitrate and uranium, posing health risks. Proposed $12M municipal connection ...

Officials made clear the water currently meets regulations and is safe to drink. But while the water utility works to treat the water to reduce nitrate pollutants to a safe level, Des Moines metro ...

TOMAH, Wis. (WKOW) — The city of Tomah is warning people after testing detected elevated nitrate in one of the city's wells. The city Well 14 exceeded safe nitrate levels, prompting a drinking water ...

The FBI has arrested a co-conspirator in last month's car bombing outside a Palm Springs fertility clinic, with officials saying he provided large quantities of ammonium nitrate to the suspect ...

We believe that Park had knowledge of how to create an ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil) bomb,” Davis said. Four days after the fertility clinic bombing, federal investigators said Park flew to ...

Federal authorities have arrested a man at JFK airport in New York who allegedly provided bomb ingredients to the suspect responsible for last month’s attack on a fertility clinic in Palm Springs.