When farms and ranches over fertilize, rain carries the unabsorbed fertilizer into the watershed. And according the City of Des Moines, those added nitrates in water pose a health risk and add costs to water treatment.
Iowa’s Largest City Sues Over Farm Fertilizer Runoff In Rivers
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