At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's central control room in northeastern Japan, the treated water transfer switch is on. A graph on a computer monitor nearby shows a steady decrease of water levels ...
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Aug 27, 2023
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(Phys.org) —Hydraulic fracturing, popularly known as fracking—a method used to extract oil and natural gas from rock deep within the earth—has great economic benefits for the U.S. but not without environmental costs. ...
Environment
Jan 13, 2014
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Scientists are reporting dramatic new real-world evidence supporting the idea that hand washing can prevent the spread of water-borne disease. It appears in a new study showing a connection between fecal bacteria contamination ...
Environment
May 5, 2010
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Findings of Cambridge scientists, published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens, show a new mechanism used by bacteria to spread in the body with the potential to identify targets to prevent the dissemination of the infection ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2012
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From rising levels of air pollution to increased water contamination and a widening range for disease-carrying mosquitoes, climate change is making people sick, a coalition of 11 US medical groups said Wednesday.
Environment
Mar 15, 2017
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A new report from researchers at San Diego State University, citing "untreated sewage, industrial waste, and urban run-off due to inadequate infrastructure and urbanization," calls the Tijuana River "a public health crisis" ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2024
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The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant switched on a giant refrigeration system on Thursday to create an unprecedented underground ice wall around its damaged reactors. Radioactive water has been flowing ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 31, 2016
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The organic chemicals in fracking fluid have been uncovered in two new studies, providing a basis for water contamination testing and future regulation. The research, published in Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry ...
Environment
Apr 8, 2015
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Every year on 22 March, World Water Day reminds us of the importance of one of the most important resources of life. Almost two-thirds of our planet is covered with water, but not even 3% is drinkable freshwater. Every day, ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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Groundwater in aquifers on the East Coast and in the Central U.S. has the highest risk of contamination from radium, a naturally occurring radioactive element and known carcinogen.
Environment
Feb 15, 2012
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