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Store-bought freshwater fish contain elevated levels of mercury, arsenic and selenium
White bass wild-caught and sold commercially contained significantly higher levels of mercury, arsenic and selenium than fish caught near former industrial areas. view more (2007-11-07)
Wastewater from the canning industry is not harmful to the agricultural soil
Irrigation with wastewater from the canning industry is not harmful to the quality of agricultural soil and may even, in some cases, improve it. This is the conclusion of Iñigo Abdón Virto Quecedo in his PhD thesis defended at the Public University of Navarre. view more (2004-12-22)
New study links fate of personal care products to environmental pollution and human health concerns
Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by the EPA and FDA, due to both environmental and human health concerns. view more (2008-05-19)
These shells don't clam up: Innovative technique to record human impact on coastal waters
With their sedentary lifestyles and filter-feeding habits, clams have been silent witnesses to the changes that humans have inflicted upon their waters. view more (2008-12-03)
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, equivalent to the amount of wastewater generated by a city... view more... (2004-02-25)
New CSA databases on STN International
Karlsruhe, July 2004 - At the end of June, FIZ Karlsruhe has made available on STN International, the world's premier online service for sci-tech information, seven new databases from the renowned database producer Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) With these new files, STN now offers a total of 26 CSA databases, and remains the largest... view more... (2004-07-19)
Up-and-coming researchers in life sciences
Fungal infections pose a serious threat to patients with weakened immune systems. In the past few years, candida albicans has become the most common germ for mycosis - and the number of cases is on the rise. This widespread member of the yeast family, has already developed strong resistance to antimycotic drugs commonly prescribed. Medication... view more... (2002-11-14)
Cleaning up pollutants with sunlight
A cheap, harmless chemical and sunlight could provide an environmentally friendly way of destroying micro-pollutants in the environment. UK researchers are developing a new type of reactor to destroy persistent contaminants such as pesticides and pharmaceutical residues. The technology, which breaks down the polluting molecules into carbon... view more... (2002-10-23)
DTI Awards for Environmental Biotechnology
Projects to share nearly £400k New environmentally friendly ways of treating wastewater from the textile industry are among projects to share nearly £400k in funding, announced today by the Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury. The projects are part of the DTI's BIO-WISE programme, which encourages companies to use... view more... (2001-07-06)
1st Stockholm industry water award goes to Northumbrian Water Limited
Award Acknowledges UK Company’s Progressive Water and Waste Initiatives, Co-operative Engagement (STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN) The Stockholm Water Foundation, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and World Business Council for Sustainable Development announced today that the first Stockholm Industry Water Award has been awarded to... view more... (2000-08-02)
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, which ESA is funding in companies and research... view more... (2002-05-15)
Gaiker co-ordinates a world-wide project for the reuse of purified wastewater
Gaiker is co-ordinating a world project for the reuse of purified wastewater and the aim of which is to study the possibility of using this as an alternative water resource. Just in the European Union, the implementation of strategies for the reuse of purified wastewater would enable the availability of water to be increased by 6%, which would... view more... (2004-05-11)
Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles
In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles in municipal sewage treatment plants - their main gateway into the environment. view more (2009-11-12)
Remote expertise for wastewater treatment
Getting expertise where it is needed in wastewater treatment is the goal of TELEMAC, which has developed remote, and local monitoring and control solutions so industries can obtain all the benefits of anaerobic waste treatment while minimising costs and complications. view more (2004-09-27)
Drug used to treat skin conditions is a marine pollutant
Clotrimazole is a common ingredient in over-the-counter skin creams. Recent results from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, now show that it is associated with major environmental risks. view more (2009-03-24)
New 52-city report examines use of wastewater in urban agriculture
As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most of those studied (80 percent) are using untreated or partially treated wastewater for agriculture. In over 70 percent of the... view more... (2008-08-18)
Reedbed technology for wastewater treatment:obtaining a better insight through modelling
Constructed wetlands: a green technology for integrated water management The quality of our Flemish surface waters has improved significant during the last decade. Nevertheless, in a densely populated area like Flanders we are still confronted with polluted surface water. The main reason for the current degree of pollution of our rivers and canals... view more... (2002-06-11)
A green future for scrap iron
Take a close look at that cheap piece of scrap iron before you toss it in the trash. view more (2008-11-04)
Glowing Results-Pitt Researchers Use Fluorescence to Develop Fast, Simple Method for Detecting Mercury in Fish and Dental Fillings
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a simple and quick method for detecting mercury in fish and dental samples, two substances at the center of public concern about mercury contamination. view more (2008-11-19)
Finland's high environment standard means better water services
The results from Finland's Water Services Technology Programme 1997-2001 is in tune with the country's current no. 1 ranking amongst 142 nations in the Environmental Performance report published this month during the World Economic Forum. The programme reiterates the country's commitment to effective environmental management especially in the... view more... (2002-02-21)
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