Projected precipitation increases are bad news for water quality

Projected precipitation increases are bad news for water quality 07/27/2017 02:00 PM EDT Increased precipitation from a changing climate could pollute U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, increasing the likelihood of severe water quality impairment from coast to coast, according to a new study by scientists Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak of the Carnegie Institution for Science and Venkatramani Balaji of Princeton University. The results are published in this week's issue of the journal Science. The effects will be especially strong in the Midwest and ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=242494&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Save   Follow NSF:    Save This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111