Water Treatment Plants Are Ineffective at Removing Forever Chemicals
In a new study, PFAS compounds were found in both untreated and treated water across the site, complicating the benefits of reusing wastewater for crop irrigation.
Water Treatment Plants Are Ineffective at Removing Forever Chemicals
In a new study, PFAS compounds were found in both untreated and treated water across the site, complicating the benefits of reusing wastewater for crop irrigation.
These Tiny Crustaceans Are the Bees of the Sea
Researchers make a first-of-its-kind discovery about how underwater plants get pollinated.
Why Has Agriculture Been So Slow to Embrace the Use of Grey Water?
The lightly used water is perfectly safe to reuse on gardens and crops—a ready tool to help farmers in arid regions. But with high cost and little output, large-scale grey water irrigation systems have yet to take off.
The Oyster Farmers Working to Address Aquaculture’s Big Plastics Problem
Innovative producers and researchers are turning to wood, cork, mushrooms and other materials in an effort to reduce the use of plastics in our waterways.
Rainwater Harvesting Tips for Beginners
How to collect and store rain for reuse.
Women Are Charting New Paths on Changing Waters
These kelp and shellfish farmers are breaking down barriers in aquaculture and helping to pave the way for the next generation.
The Oyster Shuckers Turned Oyster Farmers
After years of dreaming, the owners of a Georgia restaurant known for its raw bar finally made waves in growing their own bivalves.
Meet the Modern Farmer Turning Manure Into Water
Why one Texas dairy farmer is going all in on cow waste.
Why Scientists Want to Bring Farming to Swampy Peatlands
Wet agriculture, called paludiculture, turns peatlands into productive growing areas.
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