Water quality improves after lawn fertilizer ban, study shows
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 15:35
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to keep lakes and streams clean, municipalities around the country are banning or restricting the use of phosphorus-containing lawn fertilizers, which can kill fish and cause smelly algae blooms and other problems when the phosphorus washes out of the soil and into waterways.
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