Bioreactors, saturated buffers reduce nitrate levels

CARROLL COUNTY, Iowa —A water quality initiative marked a first Wednesday by installing its first bioreactor in a farm field in Carroll County.

Carroll County farmer Mark Schleisman is confident that the water running from his farm fields will soon be . . . void of dangerous chemicals.

“After it goes through this bioreactor the nitrates should be removed,” Schleisman said.

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1. bioreactor
2. drainage tile
3. nitrate
4. nitrate removal
5. saturated buffer
6. water quality