News tagged with fertilizers
Researchers find possible environmental causes for Alzheimer's, diabetes
Jul 06, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have found a substantial link between increased levels of nitrates in our environment and food with increased deaths from diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes mellitus ...
New publication shows index insurance has potential to help manage climate risks and reduce poverty (w/Video)
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Climate has always presented a challenge to farmers, herders, fishermen and others whose livelihoods are closely linked to their environment, particularly those in poor areas of the world. A type of insurance, called index ...
Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms ...
Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms has contaminated ...
Cropland diversity reduces nitrogen pollution
Feb 11, 2009 |
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LSU researchers have identified a link between the diversity of crops grown in farmlands and the pollution they create in lakes and rivers. In a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment e-View paper, these ecologists show t ...
