KCCI Des Moines

Central Iowa water quality experts say at-home nitrate test kits are unreliable

LITTLE BIT, AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU SOON. RIGHT NOW, MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA IS STILL UNDER A LAWN WATERING BAN. IT’S DUE TO HIGH NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR WATER SOURCES. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT ALL ...
Penn Live

Millions of people across US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe | Opinion

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on ...
Quincy Herald-Whig

Be careful, test for nitrate level before using corn as fodder

Hay will most likely be in short supply this winter, as some folks are feeding it already. Calls are coming in concerning chopping corn and feeding it to cattle. A potential concern would be nitrate ...
KCCI Des Moines

This week's rain doesn't help high nitrate levels and the watering ban. Here's why.

BOWMAN KCCI EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. INTERESTING TO SEE THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT ALL. NOW, SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WONDERING HOW ALL THE RAIN THIS WEEK COULD IMPACT THE SITUATION. THAT’S RIGHT. STORM ...
University of Delaware

Nitrogen Management for Corn in Delaware: The Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test

Revised Document Prepared by: A.L. Shober, K.L. Gartley, and J.T. Sims Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware Unlike other nutrients, such as potassium or phosphorus, the ...
AG Week

University of Minnesota research refines nitrogen test to boost corn yields

New University of Minnesota research, recently published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, significantly improves a tool that farmers can use to guide nitrogen application decisions. Too ...
KTVZ

Amid Umatilla Basin nitrate crisis, Oregon Health Authority mails drinking water test trips to untested households

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) households and urging them ...
OPB

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek lays out new nitrate goals amid criticism

Two months after her return visit to the Lower Umatilla Basin, Gov. Tina Kotek has released goals on how the state can better help residents hurt by the ongoing nitrates crisis. Kotek detailed her new ...
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Answers to frequently asked questions about Iowa water quality, nitrates, testing and more

You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to high levels of nitrates in water sources. We've got answers. Sign up for our ...

Proposed nitrate pollution rules for NE Oregon don’t seem to make anyone happy

The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe levels of nitrate, some with nearly 10 times the federal limit for safe drinking ...
The Conversation

Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

Gabriel Lade received funding from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct this research.
MinnPost

Millions in the US use well water, but few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary ...