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Scientists discover cheap and environmentally friendly way to dispose of waste from nuclear power plants
Scientists from the University of Strathclyde, collaborating with an international team from Imperial College, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory(RAL), ITU (Karlsruhe) and the University of Jena, have successfully turned the radioactive isotope Iodine-129, a major waste product in the nuclear power... view more (2003-08-13)

Clean energy from rotting waste
In spite of all public enthusiasm for sorting and recycling waste, a considerable amount of unsorted, often evil-smelling household rubbish always remains. This is left to rot on waste tips, where it represents a burden on the environment through pollution of ground water and emissions of gas.... view more (2000-01-27)

Adding high doses of sludge to neutralise soil acidity not advisable
A University of the Basque Country PhD thesis has analysed the application of waste sludge from EDAR (Estación Depuradora de Aguas Residuales - Waste Water Purification Plant) to acid soils which have limited capacity for neutralising the acidity.   view more (2009-01-09)

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)

Turning cakes and ale into fertilizer
Many companies, by nature of their business, produce waste material, and what to do with that waste can often cause problems, in terms of both cost and damage to the environment. Now, a Newcastle University research centre has been set up specifically to provide assistance to companies which... view more (2000-02-08)

September Issue Tip-Sheet
An e-fab way for making the micro world A new manufacturing technique that has produced what researchers believe is the world's narrowest chain could open a whole world of new micro-mechanical devices. The technique, known as EFAB (electrochemical fabrication), is much faster and quicker than other... view more (1999-08-31)

Central targets may hinder wider waste management objectives
Government priorities can drive local waste partnerships towards the achievement of central targets and efficiency savings rather than wider sustainable waste management objectives, a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council shows.   view more (2007-08-29)

Bran filters chlorinated hydrocarbons and arsenic out of waste water
Compounds of arsenic and hexachlorocyclahexane (HCHs) previously occurred above all in the production of pesticides. Pesticides containing HCHs have been prohibited in Germany since the 1980s. Arsenic is still used in the semiconductor and glass industries and pollutes water and the soil in many... view more (2002-10-11)

From plastic bag to railway sleeper
Railway sleepers made from waste plastic, including recycled bumper scrap and old computer cases could be putting in an appearance on UK railway tracks soon, writes Patrick Walter in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.   view more (2007-05-07)

Microbiologists meet Scottish Parliament to discuss the environment
Environmental issues such as waste management, GM crops, energy and pollution dominate much of the work of the Scottish Parliament. MSPs will be able to find out about the latest research from scientists at this year's 'Science and the Parliament' event today, Wednesday, 12 November at The Signet... view more (2003-11-07)

Orange appeal to clean up dirty water
Highly colored industrial waste water is a serious environmental problem as it seriously discolors waterways as well as blocking sunlight for photosynthesizing plant species in the water.   view more (2008-10-21)

Clay for cleaner production of solvent
Dutch researcher Ferry Winter has developed a heterogeneous catalyst for the production of the industrially important solvent methyl isobutyl ketone. With the new catalyst the production process is more environmentally-friendly. The catalyst consists of hydrotalcite, a naturally-occurring clay.   view more (2006-02-16)

New knowledge about plutonium calms scientists
New analyses from KTH in Stockholm are creating order in the uncertainty that has prevailed for the last four years about how plutonium dioxide, one of the most important radioactive compounds in nuclear waste, behaves when it comes into contact with water. The findings are being published in the... view more (2004-03-19)

Space technology disposes of sludge
Research funded by the European Space Agency into ways of feeding future astronauts on missions to Mars is about to find a very down-to-earth application - how to dispose of the sewage sludge left over after wastewater treatment. The MELISSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support Alternative) project,... view more (2002-05-15)

Science makes waste less smelly
Every day, great quantities of domestic and industrial waste are put into landfill sites, covered over and left to rot. As this waste decomposes, it gives off a complicated mixture of gases, some of them poisonous and some of them smelly, often for several decades after a site is closed. As well as... view more (2001-03-13)

Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power
Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other.   view more (2008-07-17)

The largest leachate plant in Europe
Leachates are the dirty or contaminated waters from landfills, produced as a consequence of both the moisture already present in the waste as well as of rainwater contaminated on passing through the waste material. The leachate plant has a capacity for treating 350,000 cubic metres a year,... view more (2004-02-25)

Ecologists spawn new use for PIT tags
Fishing for a way to assess mixing behavior in treatment tanks for radioactive waste, ecologists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory came up with an innovative use of radio frequency technology previously used to track migrating fish.   view more (2005-10-06)

Technological breakthrough in the fight to cut greenhouse gases
Scientists at Newcastle University have pioneered breakthrough technology in the fight to cut greenhouse gases.   view more (2008-04-25)

Scientists plan to reclaim contaminated land by using domestic waste
A novel technique to combat the UK's looming landfill crisis begins its first field trials in Yorkshire this week. The technique known as Biostore combines stabilised sewage sludge with industrial waste such as coal shale and demolition waste to create solid building foundations. It has been... view more (2004-04-27)

Sea Grant warns of dumping seafood
In its latest outreach campaign, MIT Sea Grant has developed an educational pamphlet to encourage people not to release or dump live and fresh seafood and seafood waste into the wild.   view more (2006-06-22)

Bright future for picture-tube recycling
Millions of old television and computer picture tubes are thrown away each year, representing a major waste of resources and a toxic strain on our environment. With research funding from Tekes, a Finnish company has come up with an efficient system to recover nearly all the useful material from... view more (2004-06-03)

Automobile Roofs For A New Use
The GAIKER Technological Centre (Basque Country)and the ANTOLIN GROUP, a world leader in the design and production of a wide variety of components for the automobile industry, have designed a research project aimed at improving the assessment of residues created in the manufacture of automobile... view more (2004-07-23)

Virus linked to Thoroughbred abortion epidemic
A new study by veterinary researchers at Oregon State University has linked a major epidemic of abortion a few years ago in Kentucky Thoroughbred mares to infection with vesivirus, the first time the virus has been suggested to cause this type of problem in horses.   view more (2006-06-26)

Radioactive waste – no problem for metal-munching bacteria
A harmless soil bacterium, which can survive high-level exposures to gamma radiation, is being developed to clean up land contaminated with radioactive waste, experts heard today (Wednesday 12 September 2001) at the bi-annual meeting of the Society of General Microbiology at the University of East... view more (2001-09-07)
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