News tagged with pesticide pollution
Pesticides pollute European waterbodies more than previously thought
Pesticides are a bigger problem than had long been assumed. This is the conclusion of a study in which scientists analysed data on 500 organic substances in the basins of four major European rivers. It was ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Coral rehab finding offers hope for Great Barrier Reef
Coral ecosystems cope much better than was first thought when the reef habitat is fragmented, a new study has found, meaning that efforts to restore even small parts of the damaged Great Barrier Reef could ...
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Filtering out pesticides with E. coli
Genetically modified bacteria could be used in air filters to extract pesticide vapors from polluted air thanks to work by researchers in China published this month in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution.
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Researchers report pacific sperm whales exposed to PAHs, pesticides, other pollutants
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Texas Tech University whale researcher said she and others found evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and persistent organic pollutants, including the pesticide DDT, in Pacific ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Household pesticide labels lack details on safe use
Label directions for using some household pesticides are written in a way that may leave consumers with the impression that "if a little is good, more is better," according to a study presented here today ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Glacial melting may release pollutants in the environment
Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global warming sets in may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s, despite decreased ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Pesticides -- easier detection of pollution and impact in rivers
The long-term effects of pesticides on living organisms in rivers and on water quality can now be assessed more easily. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Homes pollute: Linked to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed
They say there's no place like home. But scientists are reporting some unsettling news about homes in the residential areas of California. The typical house there — and probably elsewhere in the country — ...
Aug 19, 2009 |
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