Kansas State University

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Kansas State University is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Rural water wells in High Plains Aquifer show large increase in nitrate levels

Kansas private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above U.S. Environment Protection Act standards. "The changes we measured in the Great Bend Prairie Aquifer appear to be large relative to changes observed in a national study by the U.S. […]

Kansas State University · 8 Jan 2020

3 Dec 2018

Scientists reveal substantial water loss in global landlocked regions

Along with a warming climate and intensified human activities, recent water storage in global landlocked basins has undergone a widespread decline. A new study reveals this decline has aggravated local water stress and caused potential sea level rise.