Aerial view of wetlands Embarras River (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Aerial view of wetlands Embarras River

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A spring view of wetlands along the Embarras River in southern Champaign County. The wetlands were constructed and first studied for nitrate runoff from 1994-98. Results from recently conducted research on the same wetlands show an overall 62 percent nitrate removal rate and little emission of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.

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