LEAP researcher, Nandita Basu, professor in the Departments of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering, and post-doctoral fellow, Kim Van Meter, were prominently featured in Kitchener-Waterloo’s local newspaper.
Efforts by farmers to reduce the amount of fertilizer that reaches drinking water sources can take years to have a positive impact, according to a recent study from the University of Waterloo.
A research publication by Water Institute member and lead LEAP researcher, Nandita Basu, and Collaborative Water Program student, Fred Cheng, was recently featured in EOS after the American Geophysical Union wrote a Research Spotligh
The Leap project has been featured in a special report on the Pan European Networks website. The full article can be viewed at: http://www.paneuropeannetworks.com/special-reports/reconciling-agriculture-and-water-quality/
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.
The Water JPI Joint Call kick-off meeting takes place in Stockholm, Sweden on April 6th, 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.