K-State developing more efficient way to measure lagoon seepage that will protect groundwater, natural systems
A test being developed by K-State researchers will make it easier and more efficint to keep animal waste out of groundwater.
Reducing Phosphorus Movement into Surface Water: Eutrophication TMDLs
Phosphorous loss from agricultural fields is a cause for state and national concern about the health of water supplies. When too much phosphorous enters a lake or pond through runoff and erosion, the water’s nutrient levels spike, causing algae and plant growth to accelerate in a process known as eutrophication.
K-State interdisciplinary team part of three-year study to assess water conservation practices
An interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University engineers, agronomists, sociologists and economists is continue its work in assessing conservation practices on water quality in south central Kansas.
K-State rain garden earns landscape architecture professor design awards
A perennial garden at Kansas State University designed to absorb runoff from storms has earned recognition from two landscape architecture organizations.
K-State biologist, research team find that microorganisms filter nitrogen from small streams, keeping larger waterways cleaner
To understand how nitrogen accumulates in large rivers and oceans miles and miles away, scientists like Walter Dodds looked at small streams flowing closer to home.
K-State forestry expert says research shows that planting trees in riparian buffer strips mitigates flooding
A study conducted by Kansas State University Research and Extension after the floods of 1993 clearly showed that farmland with shrubs and trees planted along its waterways suffered far less impact than those with no riparian strip.