Water tests show a few homes in Ohio village still have lead
Tap water samples taken over the last two weeks have found 30 homes with high levels of lead in a northeastern Ohio village, state environmental regulators said.
Tap water samples taken over the last two weeks have found 30 homes with high levels of lead in a northeastern Ohio village, state environmental regulators said.
Environment
Feb 9, 2016
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In the tiny hamlet of Mawlynnong in India's far north east, plastic is banned and spotless paths are lined with flowers—but its reputation as Asia's cleanest village has proved a mixed blessing.
Environment
Jan 21, 2016
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During their first Gernsheim dig last year, Frankfurt University archaeologists suspected that a small Roman settlement must have also existed here in the Hessian Ried. Now they have discovered clear relics of a Roman village, ...
Archaeology
Sep 17, 2015
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When Indonesian farmer Elfi Dalimunthe fled to safety last week as a volcano hurled hot ash and rocks across the sky, it marked the third time she was forced to abandon her home in recent years.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2015
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Charity workers have teamed with an impoverished village in eastern India to develop what they say is the world's cheapest bottle of drinking water—costing less than one US cent.
Environment
Apr 16, 2015
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Projects that target aid toward villages and rural areas in the developing world often face time-consuming challenges, even at the most basic level of figuring out where the most appropriate sites are for pilot programs or ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 23, 2015
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(Phys.org) —XPRIZE chairman Peter Diamandis has announced the launch of a new competition—this time to disrupt education so that children living everywhere, including impoverished countries, can use technology to teach ...
When Kelly Heber goes snorkeling in Bali, she's not exactly vacationing: In a few minutes, she'll be onboard a nearby boat, asking the captain if he's seen any comeback in his fish stocks in recent years. She'll ask how he ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2014
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The disappearance of pubs in England is to become the focus of a new research project led by the University of Leicester.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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Tanzania has one of the fastest growing human populations in the world, and the number of conflicts between humans and other species is expected to rise as pressure on land areas grows.
Ecology
Dec 11, 2013
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