News tagged with treatment plant
Canna can: Ornamental eliminates pollutants from stormwater runoff
Rapid population growth and urbanization have raised concerns over stormwater runoff contamination. Studies on watersheds indicate that excess nutrients, specifically nitrate-nitrogen and soluble reactive ...
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles
In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Chesapeake Bay cleanup a local issue for Pennsylvania, expert says
(PhysOrg.com) -- As federal agencies respond this month to President Barack Obama's executive order to redouble efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, the challenge in Pennsylvania is to focus on local initiatives ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Researchers discover high levels of estrogens in some industrial wastewater
In a groundbreaking study, civil engineering researchers in the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology have discovered that certain industries may be a significant source of plant-based estrogens, called phytoestrogens, ...
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Purer water made possible by Sandia advance
By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 21, 2009 |
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps
(AP) -- One contributor to global warming - bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants - is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Sweden helps SKorea convert food waste into biogas
(AP) -- The South Korean city of Ulsan lets water generated from processing food waste run off into the ocean, which can generate methane gas harmful to the environment.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 21, 2009 |
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Bacteria create aquatic superbugs in waste treatment plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- For bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, the stars align perfectly to create a hedonistic mating ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs eventually discharged into streams and lakes.
May 11, 2009 |
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Study: Range of pharmaceuticals in fish across US
(AP) -- Fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities had residues of pharmaceuticals in them, including medicines used to treat high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Hypertension and cholesterol medications present in water released into the St. Lawrence River
A study conducted by Université de Montréal researchers on downstream and upstream water from the Montreal wastewater treatment plant has revealed the presence of chemotherapy products and certain hypertension ...
Jan 26, 2009 |
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