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Researcher thinks 'inside the box' to create self-contained wastewater system for soldiers, small towns

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cheaper. Better. Faster. Most people will say you can't have all three. But don't tell that to Dr. Jianmin Wang, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri ...

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 4




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Could cap and trade for water solve problems facing the United States' largest rivers?

Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the United States, but users are consuming more water than flows down the river in an average year, which threatens the water supply for agriculture and households. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Aerial survey reveals Exmoor's rare peatlands as never seen before

An unmanned aircraft has captured hundreds of images of Exmoor’s peatlands, revealing the condition of this rare environment as never seen before. Flying 300 metres above the ground, the state-of-the ...

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created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Efforts to control the 'Mighty Mississippi' result in flooded farmland and permanent damage

When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 years prior, ...

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Reuse of municipal wastewater has potential to augment future drinking water supplies

With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation's total available water ...

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future: study

Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado's Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions.

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created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Report identifies health, environmental issues and best practices

A number of health and environmental issues and related risks need to be addressed when considering whether to lift the almost 30-year moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia, says a new report from the National Research ...

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created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boaters' risk of illness on Chicago River similar to other waterways

Chicago area residents have wondered for years about the health risks of using the Chicago River for recreation. According to a University of Illinois at Chicago study, canoeing, kayaking, rowing, boating and fishing on the ...

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created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sportsmen monitor gas drilling in Marcellus Shale

(AP) -- Fishermen are gearing up and hunters are taking aim - for Marcellus Shale gas drilling.

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created Jun 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Botanists unearth old headlines while unwrapping plant samples

Students unwrapping plant samples got a bit of history mixed in with botany recently, when they unearthed headlines from old newspapers dating as far back as 1950.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As water becomes more precious, more drinking water will come from treated sewage

The island nation of Singapore is aggressively promoting a solution to the water scarcity that vexes countries worldwide: recycling toilet water to drink.

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created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6


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