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.
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).