Cost to reduce phosphorus runoff in Iowa: $1 billion
January 30, 2008

Research from Iowa State University suggests that it could cost Iowa farmers more than a billion dollars to reduce runoff into the state's rivers and streams, which in turn has a major impact on nitrates in the state's drinking water. Farming practices throughout the Midwest are also being accused of damaging the Gulf of Mexico.

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