SNR researchers Amy Burgin, Terry Loecke and Steve Thomas led a project that measured river nitrogen loading. This project was highlighted in a feature story in the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The project focuses on the effect of the 2012 drought on nitrogen loading to Midwestern streams and rivers. It is a collaboration between UNL scientists, University of Iowa researcher Dr. Adam Ward (Geosciences) and Coe College researcher Dr. Martin St. Clair (Chemistry).
The full article on the research project, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, can be viewed here: http://thegazette.com/2013/08/04/farm-fertilizer-runoff-wreaking-havoc/