Plastic garbage covers Central American rivers, lakes and beaches
A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador.
A blanket of multi-colored plastic waste flowing in from tributaries covers Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador.
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Sep 16, 2022
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An article published in the June issue of BioScience describes the early scale-up stage of a new biotechnology with environmental benefits and possible commercial potential. Algal turf scrubbers are field-sized, water-treatment ...
Biotechnology
Jun 1, 2011
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Japan's atomic watchdog summoned the boss of Fukushima operator TEPCO on Friday for a public dressing-down over sloppy standards at the crippled nuclear plant, as yet another problem with radiation-polluted water emerged.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 4, 2013
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The world needs to prepare for a flood of potentially dangerous new pollutants, an international expert in environmental chemistry has warned.
Environment
Sep 14, 2015
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An economical and easy-to-use biosensor could reduce the chance of being poisoned by arsenic a common contaminant of wells in parts of Asia.
Biochemistry
Jun 1, 2012
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Toxic waste that gushed from a Colorado mine and threatened downstream water supplies in at least three states will continue to be dangerous when contaminated sediment gets stirred up from the river bottom, authorities said ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2015
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The number of manatees in the waters around Florida have reached a new peak of at least 6,250, conservationists said Thursday, a record reflecting years of efforts to protect the marine mammals.
Ecology
Feb 25, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2012
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California's aquifers are shrinking as more growers pump groundwater to keep crops alive. But that fertile farmland may also provide the means for replenishing groundwater to benefit everyone in the drought-stricken state.
Environment
Sep 10, 2015
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Human wastewater poses a global threat to seafood safety and the financial stability of the aquaculture industry. A recent study by researchers at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the University of South Alabama, in collaboration ...
Environment
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