Fertilizer, exhaust tied to alpine lake pollution

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Fri, 11/06/2009 - 17:19

Nitrogen from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is impacting fish in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park, a study found.<br /><br />Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.




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