The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it had shut down a key decontamination system used to clean radiation-tainted water, just hours after it came back online.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 25, 2014
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The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Monday it has switched on a key decontamination system that cleans radiation-tainted water used to cool the site's damaged reactors.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 24, 2014
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Imagine having the power to instantly detect pathogens such as E. coli in water—and to let everyone in the area know within minutes.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 24, 2014
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The Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA) has named environmental engineering doctoral candidate Changseok Han as the recipient of the 2014 University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2014
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Fukushima nuclear plant workers rallied outside the headquarters of operator Tokyo Electric Power on Friday, complaining they were forced to work for meagre pay in dangerous conditions.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 14, 2014
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Human activity influences ocean beach bacterial communities, and bacterial diversity may indicate greater ecological health and resiliency to sewage contamination, according to results published March 5, 2014, in the open ...
Environment
Mar 5, 2014
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If you've run out of drinking water during a lakeside camping trip, there's a simple solution: Break off a branch from the nearest pine tree, peel away the bark, and slowly pour lake water through the stick. The improvised ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 26, 2014
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A Dartmouth-University of Connecticut study of the northeast United States shows that methylmercury concentrations in estuary waters—not in sediment as commonly thought—are the best way to predict mercury contamination ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2014
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High-levels of faecal-contaminated, disease-ridden bacteria have been found in floodwater in the Thames Valley Wraysbury, Berkshire in University of Reading analysis for Sky News and Channel 4 News.
Environment
Feb 18, 2014
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The chemical spill that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians is just the latest and most high-profile case of coal polluting the nation's waters.
Environment
Jan 18, 2014
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