Water Institute researcher says it can take up to 35 years to see the effect of pollution reduction in water

Friday, August 25, 2017

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Water Institute member, Nandita Basu reports that while efforts to reduce water pollution from fertilizers have increased, Canadians will have to wait decades to see the actual results.

"Some time frames that we saw here ranged from 10 years to 30 or 35," said Nandita Basu, associate professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

Worth the wait

Basu said that many farmers feel discouraged when they don't see the results of new practices like timed fertilization, or applying them deeper underground to minimize pollution and maximize efficiency.

she said, but "it's kind of similar to gaining weight, it takes a while to see the effect," Basu said.

"The pollution effects are reducing,"

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