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Contaminants linked to sturgeon decline in Columbia river
White sturgeon populations in the Columbia River may be declining due to the presence of elevated amounts of foreign chemicals including DDT and polychlorinated biphenyls in their bodies. view more (2006-04-07)
Avian influenza: the threat looms (p 257)
The potential threat of avian influenza is discussed in this week's editorial. Five human deaths have been reported in Vietnam up to Jan 20, 2004. The disease is caused by influenza virus type A, and infects many animal species. A highly pathogenic avian influenza is caused by subtypes H5 and H7; wild birds are thought to be the reservoir for the... view more... (2004-01-21)
Oil production and the diet of worms
Oil geologists now have a new villain to worry about - the digestive processes of the marine worm. Clay minerals are the bane of an oil geologist's life. They sit in pore spaces and block the necks of communication between them, so reducing both porosity and permeability - the two essential characteristics of an oil reservoir, which holds the... view more... (2003-05-01)
Seawater intrusion is the first cause of contamination of coastal aquifers
Seawater intrusion is often the consequence of freshwater aquifers overexploitation. This is a very common and serious phenomenon all over the Mediterranean basin, as well as in other areas with similar weather conditions and population. view more (2007-07-30)
Urban Trees Enhance Water Infiltration
Global land use patterns and increasing pressures on water resources demand creative urban stormwater management. view more (2008-11-20)
Study of the corrosive effects of water
As is known, corrosion is defined as the destruction of a material under chemical or electrochemical action by its surrounding environment. The reactions and transformations involved in this corrosion are due to the thermodynamic instability in the materials of which the surrounding environment is made up, giving rise to products with properties... view more... (2004-06-10)
Deep-sea sediments could safely store man-made carbon dioxide
An innovative solution for the man-made carbon dioxide fouling our skies could rest far beneath the surface of the ocean, say scientists at Harvard University. view more (2006-08-08)
Planting carbon deep in the earth -- rather than the greenhouse
Storing carbon dioxide deep below the earth's surface could be a safe, long-term solution to one of the planet's major contributors to climate change. view more (2007-11-27)
Antibiotic Resistance and Gene Transfer
The way antibiotic resistance spreads and possible problems from genes transferring have been identified by researchers from the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, in new evidence about the way genes pass from one bacterium to another. The research is presented today, Monday 7 April 2003, by Dr Karen Scott at the Society for General... view more... (2003-04-02)
Enigmatic fungus causes pneumonia
The origin of a fungus that causes pneumonia in people with poor immune systems is a mystery, medical experts heard today (Thursday 13 September 2001) at the bi-annual meeting of the Society of General Microbiology at the University of East Anglia. Dr Robert Miller of the Royal Free and University College Medical School, London" says, “ the... view more... (2001-09-03)
Insects implicated in the evolution of new human infectious diseases
Insects and other invertebrates are the arena for the evolution of new infectious diseases in humans, new research shows. view more (2004-10-25)
Studying component parts of living cells with carbon nanotube cellular probes
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have shown great potential for use as cellular probes. As "nanopipes" they can be used to transport liquids to or from cells and inject solutions or drugs directly into individual cells and individual organelles within the cells. view more (2007-10-05)
Towards improved management of reservoirs in the semi-arid Northeast region of Brazil
In the Northeast region of Brazil, reservoirs called a'§udes are the main water resource during periods of drought, which are frequent and consequently often catastrophic in this part of Brazil. IRD has since 1995 been conducting a research programme on these reservoirs, in conjunction with the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco's Department... view more... (2000-05-17)
Satellites unlock secret to northern India's vanishing water
Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as one foot per year over the past decade. Researchers concluded the loss is almost entirely due to human activity. view more (2009-08-13)
Antibiotics-resistant gulls worry scientists
The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some form of resistance to antibiotics. view more (2009-06-18)
Microorganisms helps us to drive more oil from the oil-bearing bed
When the reservoir pressure drops the oil field dries up though there is a lot of oil. To pump out the remains one has to apply pressure by pumping into the oil-bearing bed water or gas. Other method - to apply biotechnology. The oil is contaminated with specially bred mi-croorganism strains, which produce gas, acids and surface active agents... view more... (1999-08-18)
The black rat's role in spreading human plague in Madagascar
Human plague first hit the Madagascan coasts in 1898, then became established permanently in the Hautes Terres, the high central region of the island, during the 1920s. Over the following decade, there were thousands of victims. Subsequently it has become less prevalent, first thanks to mass vaccination, then by way of antibiotics and preventive... view more... (2001-04-26)
Tulane researcher reports on origin of deadly fever outbreak
Bats or other cave dwelling animals may have been responsible for the deadly 1998-2000 outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among gold miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. view more (2006-09-14)
Petroleum Geoscience. Contents Vol 6, Part 4
Contents – Volume 6, No 3 Editorial 193 Use of 3D digital analogues as templates in reservoir modelling by I Bryant, D Carr, P Cirilli, N Drinkwater, D McCormick, P Tilke & J Thurmond 195 An assessment of steady-state scale-up for small-scale geological models by G E Pickup & K D Stephen 203 Neogene wrench... view more... (2000-07-12)
Acoustic noise contains valuable information
The proper processing of acoustic noise can provide a wealth of information. Geophysicists have used seismic background noise measurements to reconstruct the crustal structure under Southern California. view more (2006-12-08)
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