Man-made wetland's effectiveness similar to natural marsh
...uced levels of phosphorus by nearly 60 percent and nitrates by 40 percent. Phosphorus and nitrates are prime ingredients in both fertilizers and in water pollution. High levels of these nutrients ca...Alternatives to the use of nitrate as a fertiliser
...udy of nitrogenated sources as alternatives to the nitrates that predominate in agricultural soils and that ha...a greater contaminant capacity. The current use of nitrates as a nitrogenated fertiliser in intensive farming has given rise to environmental problems such as t...Premature births may be linked to seasonal levels of pesticides and nitrates in surface water
...hat preterm birth rates peaked when pesticides and nitrates measurements in surface water were highest (April-July) and were lowest when nitrates and pesticides were lowest (Aug.-Sept.). More than 27 million U.S. live births were studied fr...