Agricultural Research Service scientists found that 60–90% of nitrogen runoff and 70–100% of phosphorus runoff can be captured from manure effluents using a horizontal algae scrubber, also called an algal turf scrubber (ATS).
ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɜːvɪs sˈaɪəntɪsts fˈaʊnd ðæt sˈɪksti nˈaɪnti pɚsˈɛnt ʌv nˈaɪtɹədʒən ɹˈʌnɔf ænd sˈɛvənti wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd pɚsˈɛnt ʌv fˈɑːsfoːɹəs ɹˈʌnɔf kæn biː kˈæptʃɚd fɹʌm mənjˈʊɹ ˈɛfluːənts jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ hˌɔːɹɪzˈɔntəl ˈælɡiː skɹˈʌbɚ, ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld ɐn ˈælɡəl tˈɜːf skɹˈʌbɚ ˌeɪtˌiːˈɛs.