The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the waterway linking two oceans.
Environment
Aug 25, 2023
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In the 19th century, many of Australia's urban creeks and rivers were in poor shape. Melbourne's major river, the Maribyrnong, was full of waste from abattoirs, tanneries and factories.
Ecology
Jun 15, 2023
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New Griffith-led research outlines the steps needed for nutrient offsetting to achieve its potential as a more cost-effective way of improving water quality.
Environment
Jun 14, 2023
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Have you ever thought about where your waste goes? For people living in cities, it goes to a treatment plant. However, treated wastewater ultimately finds its way into a local waterway. This means it could end up in your ...
Environment
Oct 17, 2022
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2020 marked Lake Michigan's highest water level in 120 years, experts said, and climate variance makes future water levels challenging to predict. Coastal impacts are well-documented, but the effect of lake level rise on ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2022
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Amazing what can happen when a city stops dumping massive amounts of bleach into its waterways.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2020
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Each year the ocean is inundated with 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic washed in from land. A big proportion of this plastic is between 0.001 to 5 millimetres, and called "microplastic".
Environment
May 29, 2020
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Massey researchers are looking into the behaviour of sheep around waterways and how this impacts on water quality across the seasons.
Ecology
Nov 8, 2019
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The combined toxicity of 22 of the most common pesticides found in waterways flowing into the Great Barrier Reef is in many cases not meeting pollution reduction targets.
Environment
Oct 25, 2019
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A University of Otago study investigating chemicals in New Zealand waterways has found evidence of pesticides banned in some European countries present in agricultural streams.
Earth Sciences
Sep 3, 2019
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