Tennessee Valley Authority National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center. An overview
The National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center (NFERC) is a unique part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a government agency created by an Act of Congress in 1933. The Center, located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is a national laboratory for research, development, education and commercialization for fertilizers and related agricultural chemicals including their economic and environmentally safe use, renewable fuel and chemical technologies, alternatives for solving environmental/waste problems, and technologies which support national defense- NFERC projects in the pesticide waste minimization/treatment/disposal areas include ``Model Site Demonstrations and Site Assessments,`` ``Development of Waste Treatment and Site Remediation Technologies for Fertilizer/Agrichemical Dealers,`` ``Development of a Dealer Information/Education Program,`` and ``Constructed Wetlands.``
- Research Organization:
- National Fertilizer and Environmental Research Center, Muscle Shoals, AL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10102796
- Report Number(s):
- TVA-Bull--Z-295; CONF-9102188--1; ON: DE93002585
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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