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MERCURY POLLUTION IN BOLIVIAN RIVERS
Mercury contamination in rivers of the Amazon Basin is increasingly a cause for concern. The region's soils, naturally containing abundant heavy metals, are one source of this mercury. Gold mining, which is an increasing activity in the Amazon region since gold fever took hold in the 1970s, is the additional major source. Many studies have been... view more... (1999-09-13)
Ministers Work Toward Viable Mining Communities
Federal, provincial and territorial mines ministers from across the country gathered today for the 62nd Annual Mines Ministers' Conference in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. view more (2005-09-21)
The first evidence of pre-industrial mercury pollution in the Andes
The study of ancient lake sediment from high altitude lakes in the Andes has revealed for the first time that mercury pollution occurred long before the start of the Industrial Revolution. view more (2009-05-19)
Data mining personnel
With the dark clouds of global recession now is the time for companies to make the most of their most valuable assets - their personnel. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Business Information Systems, researchers in India explain how data mining could help unearth the diamonds in the rough. view more (2008-04-23)
Landfill mining reduces environmental impact of growing waste
Retrieving material for composting from open dumps across the developing world could reduce the environmental impact of growing mountains of waste, according to researchers in India, writing today in the Inderscience publication, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. view more (2007-09-19)
New method for early detection of side-effects of drugs
Using a so-called "data-mining" method, it is possible to automatically find previously unknown side-effects of drugs in the huge WHO database of side-effect reports. This is demonstrated in a doctoral dissertation by Andrew Bate at Ume'å University in Sweden. The use of pharmaceuticals sometimes causes side-effects. By gathering... view more... (2003-06-13)
Microwaves could take the grind out of the rock business
The feasibility of using microwaves to extract minerals from rocks has been demonstrated by UK researchers. This revolutionary technique could cut mining and mineral processing industry costs, and make it viable to process previously uneconomic mineral reserves. It could also help the environment by saving energy as 3 - 5% of the world's entire... view more... (2003-05-16)
Two Dutch researchers analyse striking behaviour of websurfers
What behaviour do website visitors exhibit? Do they buy a specific product mainly on Mondays? Do they always return at a certain time of day? Being able to recognise and make use of such patterns is lucrative business for companies. view more (2008-10-30)
Potential treatments from cryptic genes
Big pharma gave up on soil bacteria as a source of antibiotics too soon, according to research published in the June issue of Microbiology. Scientists have been mining microbial genomes for new natural products that may have applications in the treatment of MRSA and cancer and have made some exciting discoveries. view more (2008-06-02)
National facility established to research mine site remediation
A major new national research facility designed to help find practical, low cost, low energy solutions for land contaminated by mining activities is to be based in the North East of England. The establishment of the National Mine Site Research Facility will be announced at a conference in Newcastle upon Tyne this Monday, 11 November. The National... view more... (2002-11-08)
The dawn of deep ocean mining
We're on the brink of the era of deep ocean mining, says a global pioneer in the study of sea floor mineral deposits. view more (2006-02-21)
Human influences challenge penguin populations
The ecology of penguins makes these iconic swimming and diving seabirds of the Southern Hemisphere unusually susceptible to environmental changes. view more (2008-07-01)
European mines pose a fluid problem - European scientists are formulating conclusions for mine-water management right now
Next to mine waste, water contamination by mines poses a problem to which far less attention is paid to. Today and tomorrow the group of European scientists of the ERMITE project are gathered at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). On this very moment, they formulate their guidelines for new European legislation and sustainable water... view more... (2003-09-04)
Spanish Scientists Develop Powerful New Tool For Exploration And Integration Of Biological Information
Robert Hoffmann and Alfonso Valencia of the Spanish National Centre of Biotechnology (CNB/CSIC) in Madrid have developed a new web-based tool called iHOP (Information Hyperlinked over Proteins) to help researchers explore scientific literature and integrate information in a more controlled and targeted manner. Reporting in the Nature Genetics... view more... (2004-07-06)
Companies must take early action to tackle opencast health fears
Opencast mining companies seeking permission for new sites should tackle parents' fears about their children's health as early as possible, new research suggests. A new study, by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, published in the current edition of the academic journal, Social Science and Medicine (1), indicates that residents are likely to... view more... (2003-10-24)
Deadly mine 'bump' was recorded as seismic event
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations recorded a magnitude-1.6 seismic event at the time of a Thursday, Aug. 16 "bump" that killed and injured rescuers at a Utah coal mine where six miners were trapped by an Aug. 6 collapse. view more (2007-08-20)
Data mining detects signs of Lou Gehrig's disease in gene carriers long before symptoms appear
Inspired by the use of microarray chips that look for gene combinations, psychologists are using "pattern array" software to spot movements in rats that might help them predict diseases such as Lou Gehrig's syndrome. view more (2008-08-04)
Site of human-dolphin partnership becomes protected area
The government of Myanmar has established a protected area for, of all things, a partnership between fishermen and a small, gray beakless dolphin with a knack for herding fish into nets. view more (2006-06-23)
Palladium and platinum an easier find with Pitt researcher's detection method
Finding uses for palladium and platinum--rare precious metals coveted by the automobile, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries as catalysts in chemical reactions-proves easier than finding the scarce materials themselves. view more (2007-09-24)
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 contaminated wastewater in Australian and overseas mining... view more... (2003-08-26)
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