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Monitoring seepage online
No one wants gasoline in the drinking water. That's why operators of landfill disposal sites and chemical plants monitor ground seepage beneath their facilities. Generally, as for suppliers of drinking water, samples are taken at legally required, predetermined intervals and sent to be analyzed for contaminants in the laboratory. This is... view more... (2002-06-26)

Press invitation - Research And Water: Global Visions, Local Actions
Water is and has been determinant for life. Its presence and quality conditions human settlements, economic development and ecosystems. Unavoidably, industry consumes water, and waste originating from production processes often has negative impacts on the environment and on human health. As pointed out by Philippe Busquin, Commisioner for... view more... (2002-04-29)

Environmentally friendly drilling with computers
A new doctoral dissertation from Lule'å University of Technology in Sweden deals with processes, systems, and problems in the use of a newly developed, environmentally friendly rock drilling method. The method, which is patented for the entire world, uses only water both to run the drill and to flush out the crushed rock.   view more (2004-12-20)

Simulated crop provides answer to irrigation issues
South Asia has witnessed a rapid growth in rice and wheat production that has defined the Green Revolution there. During the past 30 years, the Indian Punjab has transformed its agriculture through new technology that provides for high-producing plants, increased fertilization, and irrigation.   view more (2007-07-13)

Salty oceans provide early warning for climate change
Monitoring the saltiness of the ocean water could provide an early indicator of climate change. Significant increases or decreases in salt in key areas could forewarn of climate change in 10 to 20 years time.   view more (2007-06-11)

New study of solar system speculates about life on other planets
A comprehensive review by leading scientists about our Solar System which speculates on the possibility of life on other planets has been published.   view more (2006-09-13)

Recycling water in buildings by microbes
New information about how households and businesses can recycle and re-use their own water suggests that a submerged membrane bio-reactor could be the best method. The aim is to make water a more sustainable resource by reducing the amount that needs to be treated by large, central facilities. The work is being carried out in Cranfield... view more... (2000-08-02)

The memory of water is a reality
A special issue of the journal Homeopathy, journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy and published by Elsevier, on the "Memory of Water" brings together scientists from around the world for the first time to publish new data, reviews and discuss recent scientific work exploring the idea that water can display memory effects.   view more (2007-08-02)

Search for the water of life -- UCL astronomers find water on extra-solar planet
Researchers at UCL (University College London) are part of an international team which has discovered water on an extra-solar planet for the first time.   view more (2007-07-12)

Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in fertilizer
Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer.   view more (2009-05-29)

Polarized light guides cholera-carrying midges that contaminate water supplies
Cholera is a major killer and since the first pandemic in the early 19th century it has claimed millions of lives. According to Amit Lerner from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, the lethal infection is harboured by an equally infamous insect: chironomids (midges).   view more (2008-10-31)

It's not just a kid thing: Fluoridated tap water benefits older adults even more
The benefits of fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have been known for over half a century and today approximately two-thirds of Americans have access to fluoridated public water.   view more (2007-12-05)

Making bacteria make useful proteins
By adapting a single protein on the surface of the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus, researchers at the University of British Columbia have turned it into a protein production factory, making useful proteins that can act as vaccines and drugs.   view more (2009-09-08)

Iowa State researchers explore turning fuel ethanol into beverage alcohol
Fuel ethanol could be cheaply and quickly converted into the purer, cleaner alcohol that goes into alcoholic drinks, cough medicines, mouth washes and other products requiring food-grade alcohol, say Iowa State University researchers.   view more (2006-08-28)

Water-conserving irrigation strategies minimize overwatering, runoff
Conserving water and reducing the environmental impact of runoff are two of the most important issues confronting container nursery operations. Current regulations and laws in five states limit water consumption by container nurseries, and some states also limit nutrient concentrations in runoff.   view more (2009-11-05)

Water vapor confirmed as major player in climate change
Water vapor is known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent of its contribution to global warming has been debated.   view more (2008-11-18)

Aesop's fable 'the crow and the pitcher' more fact than fiction
In Aesop's fable 'The crow and the pitcher' a thirsty crow uses stones to raise the level of water in a pitcher to quench its thirst.   view more (2009-08-07)

Water sustainability not all it`s cracked up to be
Sustainability may not be all it's cracked up to be. That is the message in a recent paper by a hydrogeologist at Reading University . Michael Price argues that most human advances have been non-sustainable in the long term and that when we talk of 'sustainable use' we must define the period over which the use is planned or implemented. Price... view more... (2002-04-10)

Earth Rx: A microbial biotechnology prescription for global environmental health
Water. Waste. Energy. This trio of problems is among the greatest challenges to the environmental health of society. Water purification alone is becoming more problematic in the world due to our increasingly reliance on contaminated sources, such as polluted rivers, lakes and groundwater.   view more (2006-02-16)

MIT paves way to 'artificial nose'
MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings.   view more (2008-09-30)
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