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Monday, April 17, 2017

Researchers tackle water pollution from agriculture on a global scale

Three Water Institute members – Philippe Van Cappellen (earth and environmental sciences), Nandita Basu (earth and environmental sciences and civil and environmental engineering) and Roy Brouwer (economics) – will receive more than $550,000 to address persistent, long-term pollution created by excess fertilizers in the lakes, rivers and wetlands in several parts of the world.

Thursday, April 6, 2017

LEAP researchers attend Water JPI Joint Call kick-off meeting in Stockholm

The Water JPI Joint Call kick-off meeting takes place in Stockholm, Sweden on April 6^th, 2017. The event is a gathering of representatives from the 21 projects funded through the Water JPI Joint Call, which focuses on sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry and freshwater aquaculture sector.