News tagged with nutrient reduction

Decline in dead zones: Efforts to heal Chesapeake Bay are working

Efforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Potomac River: 10-fold increase in native submerged vegetation reflects improved water quality

The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests. Reduced nutrients and improved water clarity have increased the abundance and diversity of submerged ...

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Long-term monitoring shows 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain

Several decades ago, precipitation in Delaware was among the most acidic in the country. Pollutants in the air reacted with rainwater to sprinkle sulfuric, nitric and carbonic acids onto the ground below, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Three-toed horses reveal the secret of the Tibetan Plateau uplift

The Tibetan Plateau is the youngest and highest plateau on Earth, and its elevation reaches one-third of the height of the troposphere, with profound dynamic and thermal effects on atmospheric circulation ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Analysis raises atmospheric, ecologic and economic doubts about forest bioenergy

A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy production from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Analyzing food quality with an artificial intestine: the NutriChip

EPFL researchers have developed a miniature on-chip gastrointestinal tract in order to observe the effects of various nutrients on health. The “NutriChip” project’s in vitro tests have already ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Bed-of-nails' breast implant deters cancer cells

One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer. Of those, many will undergo surgery to remove the tumor and will require some kind of breast reconstruction afterward, often involving implants. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study queries interactions of metal-reducing bacteria with plutonium oxide

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent work by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shed new light on the perplexing environmental chemistry of plutonium. They demonstrated that under anaerobic, or oxygen-free, ...

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created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher sees marine nutraceuticals as growth industry

The marine nutraceutical industry is booming in Europe and Asia, and it has taken off in recent years in Canada as well. While the industry is still in its infancy in the United States, University of Rhode Island researcher ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dung beetle diversity affects Florida livestock producers

Dung beetles are important to healthy cattle pasture ecosystems as they provide for nutrient recycling, removal of waste products from the soil surface and assist in the reduction of pestiferous flies.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unexpected crustacean diversity discovered in northern freshwater ecosystems

Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with vanishing waters contain unique animal life.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lake Tahoe water clarity improved in 2011

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lake Tahoe clarity improved in 2011, but overall has remained nearly stable since 2000, according to UC Davis scientists who study the lake.

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created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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