News tagged with coastal pollution
Mysterious flotsam in Gulf of Mexico came from Deepwater Horizon rig, study finds
Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics and a bit of old-fashioned detective ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Rare seahorses found in Thames
Evidence of a colony of rare seahorses has been discovered in the Thames, during a routine fisheries survey at Greenwich, the Environment Agency said on Friday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Cruising the Chesapeake for water and air quality
A NASA-led team of scientists took to the Chesapeake Bay this summer to study a diverse yet close-to-home ecosystem in a field campaign that will help the agency determine how to study ocean health and air ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Sewage-derived nitrogen increasingly polluting Caribbean ecosystems
Nitrogen pollution in our coastal ecosystems, the result of widespread use of synthetic agricultural fertilizers and of human sewage, leads to decreased water transparency, the loss of desirable fish species, and the emergence ...
May 17, 2011 |
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World's coral reefs could be gone by 2050: study
The world's coral reefs could be wiped out by 2050 unless urgent action is taken to stop threats posed to the "rainforests of the sea" by everything from overfishing to climate change, a report warned.
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Scientists track polluted groundwater to the sea
Faulty septic systems have long been blamed for polluting some of California's most popular beaches. Yet few scientific studies have established a direct link between septic systems and coastal contamination.
May 20, 2010 |
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New study ranks 'hotspots' of human impact on coastal areas
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Coastal marine ecosystems are at risk worldwide as a result of human activities, according to scientists at UC Santa Barbara who have recently published a study in the Journal of ...
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are ...
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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International experts weigh-in on harmful algal blooms
Cambridge, Md. - An international group of scientists is linking nutrient pollution in the world's coastal seas to an increase in the number of harmful algal blooms reported in recent years. When harmful algal blooms (HAB's) ...
Jan 06, 2009 |
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