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Countering an Approaching Water Crisis
As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions.   view more (2008-03-24)

Aussie arsenic-eating bacteria may save lives and clean mines
Melbourne scientists plan to harness the strange appetite of newly discovered Australian bacteria to help purify arsenic-contaminated water. The research group, led by microbiologist Dr Joanne Santini of La Trobe University, is working out how to use bacteria that eat arsenic to clean up... view more (2003-08-26)

Clean water, clean wounds
Drinking water could be a simple, cheap and effective way to clean wounds according to a recent study by the University of Western Sydney and Sydney South West Area Health Service.   view more (2006-07-26)

Clemson research cleans up with edible oil
Oil and water don't mix, and that could be the key to edible vegetable-based oil being the answer to contaminant clean-up.   view more (2006-09-14)

Bacteria and nanofilters - the future of clean water technology
Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and refine water cleaning technology.   view more (2008-02-25)

Biological Rehab Plan For The Uk’s Derelict sites
Government launches £15 million research programme into biological clean-up of contaminated industrial sites An army of natural micro-organisms could soon help to clean up Britain’s industrial heritage thanks to a £15 million Bioremediation LINK Programme launched today by... view more (2001-04-05)

Fuel-eating bacteria
The sinking of the Prestige and the resulting leakage of petroleum oil, just over a year ago, provoked a real catastrophe. A significant number of research groups were prompted to set to work to clean up the remains of this oil slick. One year after, the first results of those researches are being... view more (2004-02-11)

Nonstick chewing gum to become a reality
Easy-to-remove chewing gum is to become a reality, thanks to a major technological break-through. The announcement will be made this week at the BA Festival of Science in York.   view more (2007-09-14)

Stronger EPA leadership needed to improve water quality in Mississippi River
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must take a more aggressive leadership role in implementing the Clean Water Act if water quality in the Mississippi River and the northern Gulf of Mexico is to improve, says a new report from the National Research Council.   view more (2007-10-17)

Elimination of organic waste from water
University of Navarra researcher, Xabier Sevillano, recently defended his PhD thesis on a novel procedure for the elimination of organic waste from water.   view more (2005-11-07)

Study uses stream fish as indicators of water quality
For many years, regulatory agencies have used chemical standards to assess water quality.   view more (2005-11-01)

Monash team learns from nature to split water
An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.   view more (2008-08-18)

Ultra-clean coal to power a greener future
Engineers in Nottingham are developing ultra-clean coal that could make power generation 50% more efficient and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a third. A team at The University of Nottingham is one of only two in the world working on ground-breaking techniques to purify one of the world's main... view more (2005-05-10)

Household levels of mold following Hurricane Katrina surpass some agricultural environments
In a study assessing flood clean-up procedures in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, a team of scientists led by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, report that household levels of mold and bacterial endotoxins in three single-family homes were so... view more (2006-09-25)

Mopping up mercury - a new solution to an old problem
A pilot plant employing a new type of bioreactor has successfully been used to treat mercury-contaminated wastewater in Germany. Dr Irene Wagner-Döbler and colleagues from the GBF National Research Centre for Biotechnology, Germany, developed the technical scale plant based on previous work... view more (2001-04-01)

Database shows effects of acid rain on microorganisms in Adirondack Lakes
Prior to the federal Clean Air Act, unhindered industrial emissions were released into the air throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States for decades. Many of those harmful chemicals came right back down to earth in the form of acid rain, a chemical concoction that includes nitric and... view more (2008-06-24)

CRANFIELD PUMPS WATER TO UGANDA
A new drilling rig developed by Cranfield University at Silsoe as part of the research project, "Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling in Africa" received it's first public demonstration this week. The project aims to place new water supply technology in the hands... view more (2000-09-26)

Paying peanuts for clean water
Peanut husks, one of the biggest food industry waste products, could be used to extract environmentally damaging copper ions from waste water, according to researchers in Turkey.   view more (2007-11-08)

Global warming and your health
Global warming could do more to hurt your health than simply threaten summertime heat stroke, says a public health physician.   view more (2006-10-24)

Waddenzee fresher than ever
The seawater in the Waddenzee is becoming fresher. More river water is reaching the Waddenzee via the outlet sluices of the IJsselmeer Dam. This is the conclusion of Dr Hendrik van Aken from the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. Along with the fresh water, more nitrate and phosphate are... view more (2002-09-11)

Guggenheim Bilbao museum gleaming again
Originality and suitability of titanium sheets that cover the exterior of the building was highlighted, among other things, the day Guggenheim Bilbao museum was opened - October 1997. Titanium, apart from being spectacular, is a material that does not require special maintenance. It is a light... view more (2001-07-10)

Prolonged respiratory problems for oil spill clean-up volunteers
Workers and volunteers who helped in the clean-up effort after the 2002 Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast of Spain exhibit prolonged respiratory symptoms resulting from their exposure.   view more (2007-09-14)

Softer washable wool
Love the warmth of woollen clothes but dislike having to dry clean them? Europeans will soon get familiar with the advantages of the new biotech process allows wool garments to be washed in water without shrinking or pilling.   view more (2005-03-04)

Earth Summit must address the "double bottom line": tackling poverty without costing the earth.
Governments meeting at the Earth Summit this month should agree to a global action plan to get clean energy to the third of humanity who currently lack access to modern energy, according to a paper released by ITDG today. Over two billion people in the developing world lack any access to... view more (2002-08-16)

Fantastic plastic could cut CO2 emissions and purify water
A new membrane that mimics pores found in plants has applications in water, energy and climate change mitigation.   view more (2007-10-12)
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