What's In Your Water?

January 11, 2006

USU researcher Wayne Wurtsbaugh is studying the impact of nitrogen and phosphorus discharged from wastewater treatment plants and other man-made sources into the Great Salt Lake. The chemicals promote excessive algae growth in the lake, one of North America’s top flyways. The algae may impact the food supply for birds and other wildlife.

For more information, contact Wayne Wurtsbaugh, professor, Department of Aquatic, Watershed and Earth Resources, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, 435-797-2584. (Dr. Wurtsbaugh is on sabbatical in Switzerland until May 2006 but can be reached by email.)

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