News tagged with mercury contamination
Using air pollution thresholds to protect and restore ecosystem health
Air pollution is changing our environment and undermining many benefits we rely on from wild lands, threatening water purity, food production, and climate stability, according to a team of scientists writing in the 14th edition ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Terminating toxic metals: Molecularly engineered material solves complex environmental contamination issues
A whiteboard, dry-erase markers and curiosity can sometimes be the most powerful tools in the scientific toolkit to solve America's biggest challenges. And few problems pose as serious a threat to the environment ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Mercury in Bay Area fish a legacy of California mining
Mercury contamination, a worldwide environmental problem, has been called "public enemy No. 1" in California's San Francisco Bay.
Jan 25, 2011 |
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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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3 Questions: Noelle Selin on curbing mercury
The first United Nations negotiating session for a global, legally binding mercury treaty begins today in Stockholm. Continuing through Friday, this is the first of five planned negotiating sessions that will ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Mercurial tuna: Study explores sources of mercury to ocean fish
With concern over mercury contamination of tuna on the rise and growing information about the health effects of eating contaminated fish, scientists would like to know exactly where the pollutant is coming from and how it's ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Brookhaven Lab Patents New Method for Mercury Remediation
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have patented a new method to remove toxic mercury from soil, sediment, sludge and other industrial waste. As described in recently ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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