Mississippi
U of M study finds rising levels of dioxins from common soap ingredient in Mississippi River sediments
Specific dioxins derived from the antibacterial agent triclosan, used in many hand soaps, deodorants, dishwashing liquids and other consumer products, account…
Researchers on NOAA Mission Alter Course to Collect Sediment and Water Samples Near Deepwater Horizon Spill
Researchers from the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology sailed late Tuesday on a university research ship to obtain core sediment samples…
Chicken house attics can be tapped to warm broilers
Insulating, ventilating and heating broiler chicken houses can be expensive, especially when fuel prices are high, according to study leader Joseph Purswell,…
A Closer Look at the Hudson Canyon Shows Why the Canyon is Critical for Fish
Peter Rona, professor of marine science at Rutgers’ Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, and Vincent Guida, a research fisheries biologist at the NOAA…
Cuts to Mississippi levees could build new land in sinking delta
For decades, sea-level rise, land subsidence, and a decrease in river sediment have caused vast swaths of the Mississippi Delta to vanish into the sea. The…
Agronomy Society Welcomes USDA Initiative on Mississippi River Basin
“Clean water and profitable crop production are possible with deployment of crop production practices that have been developed by ASA members. The initiative…