http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. 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. Their study will be published online November 12 in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news177242892.html Space & Earth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:09:08 EST news177242892 Could sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from "waste", including vehicle tires and metal drinks containers? That's the question researchers at the University of South Australia hope to answer in the International Journal of Sustainable Design. http://www.physorg.com/news174663218.html Space & Earth Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:20:11 EST news174663218 (PhysOrg.com) -- It was the "yuck factor" of reclaimed water that got Karyna Rosario thinking. As communities increasingly turn to reclaimed water as a source for irrigation - and some communities consider using it for drinking water - Rosario, a PhD student at USF`s College of Marine Science, became increasingly curious about exactly what viruses are present in reclaimed water. http://www.physorg.com/news173351209.html Biology Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:20:01 EST news173351209 (PhysOrg.com) -- As federal agencies respond this month to President Barack Obama's executive order to redouble efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, the challenge in Pennsylvania is to focus on local initiatives aimed at helping agricultural producers and their nonfarming neighbors adopt conservation practices that can improve water quality in bay tributaries, according to an agricultural pollution expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news172323932.html Space & Earth Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:46:44 EST news172323932 (AP) -- One contributor to global warming - bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants - is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.physorg.com/news164735430.html Space & Earth Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:51:24 EST news164735430 (PhysOrg.com) -- Upgrading sewage treatment in the southeastern Baltic Sea states to Swedish standards may suffice to reduce algal blooms in the Baltic to levels of the 1950s. This is shown in a study performed by Andreas Bryhn at Uppsala University that is published in the journal PLoS ONE. http://www.physorg.com/news160931482.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 May 2009 16:11:45 EST news160931482 Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful to the environment. http://www.physorg.com/news157302502.html Nanotechnology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:08:51 EST news157302502 (AP) -- Fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities had residues of pharmaceuticals in them, including medicines used to treat high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder and depression, researchers reported Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news157200916.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:55:49 EST news157200916 (PhysOrg.com) -- Under the microscope, its crystals gleam like tiny gems. But when the phosphate mineral struvite starts clinging to the insides of sewage treatment plants, it tends to lose its charm. Fed by the copious phosphorus in wastewater, struvite crystals form in the billions and amass in huge, cement-like chunks, clogging pipes and valves and blocking water flow. http://www.physorg.com/news136564704.html Space & Earth Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:38:24 EST news136564704