News tagged with human wastes

Energy poverty creating a respiratory disease 'epidemic' for almost half the world's population

Limited access to clean sources of energy, known as energy poverty, makes nearly half the world's population reliant on burning wood, animal waste, coal or charcoal to cook. This leads to severe respiratory diseases that ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Ozone treated water v. lethal microbial material

A University of Alberta research team has discovered that technology commonly used to decontaminate food industry equipment can also rid meat processing plants of lethal microbial material responsible for the human version ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study: 'E-waste pollution' a threat to human health

In addition to its damaging effect on the environment and its illegal smuggling into developing countries, researchers have now linked e-waste to adverse effects on human health, such as inflammation and oxidative stress ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many ways food can get tainted from farm to fork

(AP) -- On the path from farm-to-fork, there are many ways that foods can pick up nasty germs like the E. coli bug sickening more than 1,600 people across Europe. But there are steps consumers can take to avoid getting infected.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

New method monitors critical bacteria in wastewater treatment

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new technique using sensors to constantly monitor the health of bacteria critical to wastewater treatment facilities and have verified a theory that copper is ...

Biology /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Thousands protest in Malaysia over rare earths plant

Thousands rallied Sunday in Malaysia in the biggest protest yet against an Australian miner's rare earths plant, as the opposition vowed to shut down the facility if it came to power.

Technology / Business

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New use for human hair

Agricultural crop production relies on composted waste materials and byproducts, such as animal manure, municipal solid waste composts, and sewage sludge, as a necessary nutrient source. Studies have shown that human hair, ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1