January 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
Nitrogen emissions from car exhaust and industrial sources might be increasing forest fires across the California desert by fueling the spread of invasive grasses, according to a new report by the Ecological Society of America. Agricultural nitrogen is also causing groundwater contamination in the...
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December 16, 2011, 11:55 AM
It started in 2001 and mostly affected the very young and very old. Peoples’ hair would fall out, their skin would break out in rashes and their eyes would turn red after showers. “That was how people were hurt on the outside,” said Horacio Amezquita, manager of the San...
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March 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
Water quality regulators in the Central Valley and Central Coast regions are weeks away from voting on the first comprehensive requirements governing groundwater quality under farms. Farmers are balking at the rules, but environmental groups say they aren't nearly strong enough to protect...
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May 14, 2010, 8:05 PM
Millions of Californians have been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates in their water over the past 15 years. Many rely on private wells that have no public health oversight, while cities have spent millions on water treatment plants.
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May 13, 2010, 10:05 PM
Millions of Californians have been exposed to harmful levels of nitrates in their water over the past 15 years. Many rely on private wells that have no public health oversight, while cities have spent millions on water treatment plants.
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May 13, 2010, 9:50 PM
Farmers and state officials are exploring solutions to nitrate leaching in heavily impacted parts of the state, including solutions that go beyond paying millions of dollars for a treatment plant. But some proposals are more controversial than others.
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May 13, 2010, 9:50 PM
California Watch reporters spent more than a year analyzing nitrate contamination. Read about the reporting and testing process.
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May 13, 2010, 9:35 PM
Visit families who can’t drink water from the tap and a school without water fountains because of nitrate contamination.
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May 13, 2010, 9:35 PM
Learn more about the nitrogen cycle and how nitrates enter the water supply.
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May 13, 2010, 9:20 PM
Blue baby syndrome occurs when infants or small children ingest water contaminated with nitrates. Examine how it occurs.
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May 13, 2010, 9:05 PM
Enter the homes and schools of people who live with nitrate contamination.
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