Tag: eutrophication

Tracing the Long-Term Impacts of Biosolids on Florida’s Sandy Soils

by Mike Loizzo
May 8, 2025

What happens to nutrients and metals in soil long after biosolids—a byproduct from sewage treatment—have been applied to the land? That’s the question JoAnn Donald, a graduate student in the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Biosolids, Calcium, Environment, Eutrophication, JoAnn Donald, Phosphorus, Seminole County, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yang Lin

High Nutrients in Our Bayous; Tips for Reducing the Problem

by Rick O'Connor
December 2, 2020

LAKEWATCH is a volunteer citizen science program provided by UF IFAS. These volunteers use their own boats to sample water at three stations in their assigned body of water. These samples are analyzed back on campus for nutrients (total nitrogen ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Eutrophication, Florida Sea Grant, Nutrients In Waterways

Sustainable wastewater phosphorus recovery: keeping the P local

by Samantha Murray
September 29, 2020

In a recent study, researchers at the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department (SWSD) demonstrated that small wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can benefit from struvite recovery. This method lowers phosphorus (P) output and conserves an ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Ann Wilkie, Eutrophication, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Fish Kills and Strandings in Biscayne Bay

by Ana Zangroniz
August 12, 2020

Following reports of fish kills in Biscayne Bay earlier this week, this morning the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station reported a strange sight: a large aggregation of Atlantic stingrays along the shallow edge of the bank on the north side of the ... READ MORE

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Tags: Biscayne Bay, Environment, Eutrophication, Fish Kill, Florida Sea Grant, Miami, Stingray, Tipping Point, Water Quality

Manure Management 101

by Caitlin Justesen
November 8, 2017

The average 1000 pound horse will accumulate nearly 10 tons of manure and stall waste each year. Multiply that number by the amount of horses in your herd and that is your annual manure contribution. The unfortunate link between the nutrients ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Bainum, Caitlin, Cattle, Compost, Equine, Eutrophication, Farm, Management, Manure, Sinkholes, Water

Improving Water Quality: Part 5 of 5 – Monitoring

by Rick O'Connor
October 25, 2013

In our five part series on improving water quality in Pensacola Bay we have discussed the problems our bay is facing, how you can re-landscape your yard to reduce runoff, how to develop a living shoreline if you are a waterfront property owner, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Eutrophication, Water Pollution, Water Quality. Water Monitoring

Heavy Rain Brings Water Quality Concerns – Part I of 5: Introduction

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 13, 2013

During the past two summers Pensacola saw extensive rainfall. Residents will often notice the increase in turbid (muddy) water. This is sometimes followed by health advisories and, in extreme cases, fish kills. Residents and visitors alike ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Eutrophication, Fecal Coliform, Water Quality

Improving Water Quality; bringing back the bayous

by Samantha Murray
March 12, 2013

Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skied, kids learn to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Clean Marina, Coliform Bacteria, Eutrophication, Fish Kills, Florida Friendly Yards, Hypoxia, Living Shorelines, Sustainable Coastlines, Water Quality

Improving Water Quality; bringing back the bayous

by Rick O'Connor
March 12, 2013

Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skiied, kids learned to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled trout. But today we see little of this. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: Clean Marina, Coliform Bacteria, Eutrophication, Fish Kills, Florida Friendly Yards, Hypoxia, Living Shorelines, Water Quality

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