News tagged with petroleum residues
I.Coast toxic dump 'still claiming lives'
Three years after a ship dumped toxic waste in Ivory Coast, residents of a village off the main city of Abidjan are still traumatised by untimely deaths they say are linked to poisoning.
Sep 19, 2009 |
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Brazil prosecutors want Chevron work shut down
Prosecutors in Brazil on Wednesday called for a shutdown of Chevron's activities nationwide and said the US oil giant should be fined $11 billion for damage caused by an oil spill last month.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Air-quality researchers tackle health implications of ultra-fine particles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three studies by a University of California, Davis, air-quality research group are adding to the growing body of data suggesting that very fine and ultra-fine airborne metal particles are closely linked to ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Scientists analyze and explain the chemical makeup of Gulf plume
Taking another major step in sleuthing the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has determined what chemicals were contained in a deep, hydrocarbon-containing ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2011 |
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How algae could change your world (or at least your car)
Will we soon be fueling our cars, applying cosmetics and eating food - all made from algae? That's the rather science-fiction-y premise of the new cluster of companies (many of them based in San Diego, home of the San ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Study details path to sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Northwest
The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the future fuel demands of the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011 |
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Researchers find no evidence of petroleum residues in 'Good Morning America' samples
(PhysOrg.com) -- More science needed to determine oil impact in deeper waters.
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, dead
(AP) -- Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated ...
Feb 20, 2011 |
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A billion tons of biomass a viable goal, but at high price, new research shows
A new study from the University of Illinois concludes that very high biomass prices would be needed in order to meet the ambitious goal of replacing 30 percent of petroleum consumption in the U.S. with biofuels by 2030.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Scientists start to piece together damage puzzle of BP spill
The search for what the BP oil well blowout did to the Gulf of Mexico already has gone to extraordinary lengths: more than 125 research cruises covering hundreds of square miles and taking thousands of water and sediment ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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BP deep-cleaning Gulf beaches amid new worries
(AP) -- What's typically a beautiful, quiet stretch of beach in the fall now resembles a construction site. Bulldozers and yellow dump trucks shake the ground; a giant sifting machine spits clean sand out ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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