Rules limiting nutrient runoff from farms and wastewater treatment plants helped to decrease nitrogen concentrations in the bay by 23 percent since 1984. (sciencenews.org)
A reduction of regional stress such as nutrient runoff or the loss of oxygen can mitigate the impact of global stressors like ocean acidification and warming. (oceanacidification.de)
Conventional efforts, like no - till farming and cover crops, have tried to address nutrient runoff by slowing its movement from soils to waterways. (sciencedaily.com)