The wrong ice melt can hurt pets and plants—here’s how to pick a safe one and apply it properly

Sodium chloride (rock salt): Rock salt is the cheapest deicing solution, but can also corrode concrete and asphalt driveways ...
Forbes

Silver Selling At Record High—But Here’s Why Analysts Say Gold Is Safer

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. The value of silver has soared more than 78% this year, reaching a fresh record Monday after earlier surpassing an all-time high set four ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Nitrate contamination of drinking water could cost Wisconsin communities millions, new report finds

A new report finds nitrate contamination in Wisconsin could cost communities millions and increase health care bills. Nitrate, primarily from excess farm fertilizer and manure, is Wisconsin's most ...
SlashGear

5 Of The Best AI Tools For Applying To Jobs, Ranked

Finding a new job might be the most stressful part of adulting. No matter your motivation for a job switch, sifting through job postings, writing cover letters, and tailoring your resume 20 times over ...
verywellhealth

Reasons for a Nose Piercing Bump and What to Do About It

Nose piercing bumps are common and can be caused by irritation, infection, allergic reactions, or scarring. Consistent aftercare is essential—saline soaks, avoiding irritation, and switching to ...
Iowa Public Radio

As water restrictions roll back in Des Moines, the nitrate conversation shifts upstream

The Des Moines River winds through agricultural land in Boone County. Nitrate levels reached 16.66 milligrams per liter in the Des Moines River June 12 and 19.39 mg/L in the Raccoon River June 9. With ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Solving Iowa’s ‘nitrate crisis’ will take state, local efforts, water quality experts suggest

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Nitrate levels in some of the state’s waterways are among the highest in the nation, as a recent study finds Iowa’s agriculture industry accounts for 80% of the nitrogen in ...
inforum

Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in SE Minnesota

WEAVER, Minn. — Even in retirement from a hydrology career, Paul Wotzka keeps tabs on soil layers in southeastern Minnesota’s bluff country. “We have a groundwater sensitive parameter down here,” ...
KCCI Des Moines

Elevated nitrate levels strain Des Moines water treatment facility

For the first time in several weeks, the nitrate levels in two drinking water sources in central Iowa have dipped below the EPA's violation standard. That's 10 mg per liter. These are the numbers over ...
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.
Des Moines Register

Nitrates in Iowa's water near record levels. What are the dangers if they don't drop?

Nitrate levels in the Raccoon River are the highest they have been since 2013, forcing local officials in central Iowa to enact a lawn watering ban for the first time. The stage three water shortage ...