Some kinds of water pollution, such as algal blooms and plastics that foul rivers, lakes, and marine environments, lie in plain sight. But other contaminants are not so readily apparent, which makes their impact potentially ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2021
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New research by University of Alberta scientists on the risks for metal contamination at an inactive mining site in northwestern Saskatchewan could help inform a strategy for a safe long-term reclamation of the site.
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2020
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The German Ministry of Education and Research is funding a long-term soil remediation project run by the University of Jena. The project is to investigate and test biological methods for remediating soils contaminated with ...
Ecology
Aug 1, 2019
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One promising approach to stabilize uranium contamination in soils is to envelop the radioactive uranium into iron-bearing minerals like hematite. But how well does uranium bind with hematite and for how long? Scientists ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2018
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A new Duke University-led study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states.
Environment
Jun 7, 2018
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Decades after a uranium mine is shuttered, the radioactive element can still persist in groundwater at the site, despite cleanup efforts.
Materials Science
Feb 3, 2017
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Nearly 2 million people throughout the Great Plains and California live above aquifer sites contaminated with natural uranium that is mobilized by human-contributed nitrate, according to a study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Environment
Aug 17, 2015
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The reaction most people have when they hear the word bacteria is rarely a good one.
Environment
May 12, 2015
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are trying to find out why uranium persists in groundwater at former uranium ore processing sites despite remediation of contaminated surface ...
General Physics
Jan 23, 2015
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Uranium poses a serious risk of groundwater contamination at the Hanford Site. But most previous experimental studies addressing this important issue were performed over short-time periods, focusing on the uranium that is ...
Environment
Apr 11, 2014
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