News tagged with contaminants
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K-State doctoral graduate examines food bioterrorism for dissertation
According to recent news reports, the next venue for a terror threat may involve the use of bio-agents to contaminate the food supplies of U.S. hotels and restaurants.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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New technology to speed cleanup of nuclear contaminated sites
Members of the engineering faculty at Oregon State University have invented a new type of radiation detection and measurement device that will be particularly useful for cleanup of sites with radioactive contamination, ...
Dec 30, 2010 |
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Removal of hexavalent chromium from your drinking water
The only way to learn if your water source has hexavalent chromium is to check with your public water supplier and request a water quality report, said NJIT Professor Taha Marhaba, a civil/environmental engineer. Most municipal ...
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Keep food safety in mind when preparing for holiday celebrations: expert
The holidays are a special time -- family, friends, food and more food. But many of the folks handling the preparations are not used to cooking for large groups, and it is easy for them to overlook some important ...
Dec 21, 2010 |
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New case estimates show foodborne illness still a big problem
(PhysOrg.com) -- New estimates on the number of foodborne illness cases that occur each year in the United States, just released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, show that food safety remains a concern ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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A new approach to calculating uranium diffusion challenges traditional equations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Uranium contamination may move much slower in groundwater than previously believed, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Around the nation, sediments and groundwater ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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E. coli outbreak in Connecticut caused by raw milk consumption
Raw milk is consumed by an estimated 1-3 percent of the United States population. Raw milk and raw cheeses are responsible for almost 70 percent of reported dairy outbreaks. On July 16, 2008, the Connecticut Department ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 02, 2010 |
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White ibis mating habits altered by mercury consumption
When University of Florida researchers began studying the effects of mercury consumption on white ibises, they had a hunch the contaminant might affect the birds' ability to produce chicks.
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Arsenic-polluted water toxic to Bangladesh economy
The well-reported arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh – called the "largest mass poisoning of a population in history" by the World Health Organization and known to be responsible for a host of slow-developing ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Scientists look deeper for coal ash hazards
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency weighs whether to define coal ash as hazardous waste, a Duke University study identifies new monitoring protocols and insights that can help investigators ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Death toll from Haiti cholera rises to 1,721
At least 1,721 Haitians have died from a worsening cholera epidemic in the earthquake-devastated country, according to new figures released by the health ministry on Monday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 29, 2010 |
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US doctors, young mom want overhaul of toxic chemicals law
Dr Linda Giudice has treated thousands of patients over the years with a range of troubling reproductive disorders, and this week, she joined health experts and a young mother in fingering chemicals as the ...
Nov 20, 2010 |
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Leaking underground CO2 storage could contaminate drinking water
Leaks from carbon dioxide injected deep underground to help fight climate change could bubble up into drinking water aquifers near the surface, driving up levels of contaminants in the water tenfold or more in some places, ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Cleaning up polluting contaminants takes longer than thought: researcher
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Iowa State University researcher has discovered why theories and timetables established to predict how long it takes for a contaminated site to be free of pollution are overly optimistic.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread
An investigation conducted in the context of the Swiss National Research Programme (NRP50), Endocrine Disrupters: Relevance to Humans, Animals and Ecosystems, demonstrates for the first time that internal exposure of humans ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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