The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project is improving seafood safety in Europe by assessing food safety issues related to contaminants present in seafood as a result of environmental contamination, and evaluating their impact ...
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Mar 2, 2015
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University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of the American prairie can remove soil laden with PCBs, toxic chemicals once used for cooling and other industrial purposes.
Environment
Feb 18, 2015
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A new report recommends that states require standardized testing to safeguard against environmental contamination caused by a widely used method for rehabilitating aging drainage culverts.
Environment
Dec 18, 2014
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One of the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratories is being called out by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Energy for "major weaknesses" in the way it packaged contaminated waste before shipping it to ...
Environment
Oct 1, 2014
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Federal and state officials are clashing over standards for warning the public about water contamination at the nation's beaches.
Environment
Jun 30, 2014
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Congressional investigators say the government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage.
Environment
May 11, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Sydney rock oysters could have a role as biomonitors of the health of our waterways, acting as sensitive indicators of harmful levels of contaminants in water and sediments.
Environment
Apr 14, 2014
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The Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA) has named environmental engineering doctoral candidate Changseok Han as the recipient of the 2014 University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2014
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With a 3D model created using aerial images from an unmanned aircraft, Wake Forest researchers are providing a new look at the extent of coal ash contaminants leaked into a North Carolina river earlier this month. The approach ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2014
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The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians is just the latest and most high-profile case of coal polluting the nation's waters.
Environment
Jan 18, 2014
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