Study examines the age of groundwater and nitrate trends in southeast Minnesota - Austin Daily Herald

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Study examines the age of groundwater and nitrate trends in southeast Minnesota - Austin Daily Herald

A newly published study by researchers at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), the University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Geological Survey, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reveals new information about the age of groundwater in the state’s distinctive Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota. A release from the MDA Thursday noted that the peer-reviewed study examined current concentrations of a discontinued row-crop her…