Iowa Public Radio

Nitrate levels remain high in central Iowa rivers. Here's a look at how water is tested and treated before the tap

Chemist Lisa Morarend explained how ion chromatography is used to measure nitrate and other contaminants in water samples at the Fleur Drive Treatment Plant in Des Moines during a press event Tuesday.
1011 Now

State asks owners of private wells to test their water, to help with statewide study of nitrate in aquifers

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - As part of a statewide study of nitrate pollution in Nebraska aquifers, the state is asking owners of private drinking water wells to conduct a free test of their ...
KTVZ

Amid Umatilla Basin nitrate crisis, Oregon Health Authority mails drinking water test trips to untested households

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) households and urging them ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

How nitrate pollution has cut off a quarter of Pratt's water supply

PRATT —Nitrate pollution has forced a central Kansas town to shut off two wells that make up nearly one-quarter of its total permissible water supply. The state of Kansas will help Pratt afford the ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Nitrate contamination has been a problem in Wisconsin for decades, and it's getting worse. Here's why.

MADISON - When Wisconsinites think about unsafe drinking water, their first thought might be the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Or it might be the thousands of lead pipes that communities, ...
The Conversation

Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

Gabriel Lade received funding from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct this research.