Sanitary landfills in Pennsylvania can accept the liquid waste byproducts of drilling and fracking for oil and gas as long as it is "immobilized," mixed with wood chips or sawdust, for example.
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2023
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, 100,000 Americans die each year from an overdose, most due to the use of synthetic opiates like fentanyl. While naloxone, currently the only an antidote for opiate overdose, has ...
Biochemistry
Jul 18, 2023
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Microplastics are tiny, barely visible plastic particles that can harm the environment, for example, if they are eaten by animals. However, it has been difficult to assess the effect of even smaller particles, which can hardly ...
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2023
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New University of Alberta research is fluttering closer to turning chicken feathers into an effective filter for water decontamination.
Biochemistry
Jul 5, 2023
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A group led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to capture and release cell-free DNA (cfDNA) on nanowire surfaces from urine. By extracting this DNA, they were able to successfully detect ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 3, 2023
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What people say they've eaten and what they've actually eaten are often two very different lists of foods. But a new technique using DNA barcoding to identify the plant matter in human feces may get at the truth, improving ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2023
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What's living beneath the waves? It's a question many Southern California swimmers and surfers ponder when they visit the beach.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2023
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Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce chemical substances called arginoketides, to which many other microorganisms react. Bacteria form biofilms, algae join together to form aggregates, and fungi produce signaling substances ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2023
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In a unique study carried out in drinking water pipes in Sweden, researchers from Lund University and the local water company tested what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water. The result? An increase in ...
Ecology
Jun 19, 2023
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There are various ways to image biological samples on a microscopic level, and each has its own pros and cons. For the first time, a team of researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, have combined aspects ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 16, 2023
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