Tag: phosphorous

  • Radio Interview: The Importance of Recycling Nitrates and Phosphorus

    Radio Interview: The Importance of Recycling Nitrates and Phosphorus

    ZWAI’s Ollan Herr was featured on LMFM’s Late Lunch Monday show! A big thank you to Gerry Kelly for the fantastic interview and for providing a great platform to discuss one of ZWAI’s key issues—recycling nitrates and phosphorus to prevent algal blooms in lakes and rivers and reduce water pollution. At ZWAI, we are committed…

  • Addressing Ireland’s Nitrogen Crisis: Insights from our Meeting with the EU Commission

    Addressing Ireland’s Nitrogen Crisis: Insights from our Meeting with the EU Commission

    On Wednesday 18th September, our Vice Chairperson, Jack Coffey, met with the European Commission to discuss the submission we made in response to the public consultation in March of this year on the Nitrates Directive, as well as Ireland’s ongoing environmental challenges, particularly concerning nitrogen pollution and its broader impacts. The primary focus of the…

  • World Water Day: A Proposal by ZWAI’s Chairman

    World Water Day: A Proposal by ZWAI’s Chairman

    Today, March 22nd, marks World Water Day. Read our blog below by Ollan Herr, ZWAI’s chairman, who wanted to share with our readers an important proposal to mark this day. Our ground water and surface waters are being exposed to the wasteful flush and forget culture of the modern man and woman.   Reports show…