New research due to be presented at this year's European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) has revealed the presence of disease-causing E. coli in recreational waters, including from beaches ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2020
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Anuradhi Liyanapathiranage is passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment through science. A University of Georgia doctoral student in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences' department of textiles, ...
Materials Science
May 31, 2019
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Europe's beaches are getting cleaner and the vast majority of them last year met the EU's minimum requirements for water quality, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Environment
May 25, 2016
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Despite being outlawed in 2012 in the U.S., the synthetic drugs known as "bath salts"—which really aren't meant for your daily bath—are still readily available in some retail shops, on the Internet and on the streets. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 10, 2014
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Urgently needed tests which could help identify the manufacturers of designer 'legal high' drugs are being developed in research led at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 13, 2011
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Scientists today reported development of much needed new tests to help cope with a wave of deaths, emergency room visits and other problems from a new genre of designer drugs sold legally in stores and online that mimic the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 31, 2011
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The quality of bathing waters in Europe remains high according to a study by the EU environment agency that found that minimum water quality standards were met at 95 percent of the sites monitored across the continent last ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2020
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Manila has been hit by its worst water shortage in years, leaving bucket-bearing families to wait hours to fill up from tanker trucks and some hospitals to turn away less urgent cases.
Environment
Mar 15, 2019
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Synthetic drugs such as "bath salts," "K2" or "Spice" have made unsettling headlines lately, with reports of violent, erratic behavior and deaths after people have used the substances. Why are these synthesized drugs so dangerous, ...
Other
Mar 30, 2016
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Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic hub, on Monday imposed emergency water restrictions as supplies deteriorated due to a drought, the worst to ravage the country in three decades.
Environment
Nov 9, 2015
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