Nitrates and Drought
It is unfortunate to see P.E.I.'s Minister of Environment simplify the cause of increasing nitrate levels in P. E. I. rivers chiefly due to agricultural chemical fertilizers, by indicating that recent droughts "are the expected culprit" It is also unfortunate to hear him use the drought-nitrate correlation to further justify the lifting of the moratorium in high capacity wells for agricultural use. (September 14, 2021 CBC interview with Environment Minister Hon. Steven Mye