Search results for nitrate ester
A new explosive: Melt-castable nitrate ester with high explosive energy
Oct 10, 2008 |
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Since the discovery of nitroglycerin in 1846, the nitrate ester group of compounds has been known for its explosive properties. A whole series of other nitrate esters have been subsequently put to use as explosives ...
Is your drinking water safe?
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Lake Bloomington is a major source of drinking water for residents of Bloomington, IL, and has a history of nitrate concentrations that exceed safe levels. Because Lake Bloomington has a record of elevated nitrate levels, ...
Nitrate concentrations of ground water increasing in many areas of the United States
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world's ground water, including in aquifers used for drinking-water supply. Nitrate in drinking water of the United States is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
Melting snow provides clues for acidification
Feb 15, 2008 |
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In forests of the northeastern United States, sulfate and nitrate are the dominant dissolved forms of sulfur and nitrogen in precipitation. In winter, these acidic agents accumulate in the snowpack and are released to groundwater ...
Underwater animals fart greenhouse gas: study
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Humans and farm animals were known to emit harmful greenhouse gases through digestion, but German researchers said Tuesday that aquatic worms and bugs are also culprits, releasing laughing gas.
Nitrate in Lake Superior: On the Rise
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 04, 2007 |
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Nitrate levels in Lake Superior, which have been rising steadily over the past century, are about 2.7 percent of the way toward making the lake's water unsafe to drink, according to a study by University of ...
Research supports calls to study health benefits of nitrate, nitrite
Aug 20, 2009 |
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A Michigan State University researcher is challenging health standards that consider nitrates and nitrites in food to be harmful.
Large source of nitrate, a potential water contaminant, found in near-surface desert soils
Feb 29, 2008 |
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A UC Riverside-led study in the Mojave Desert, Calif., has found that soils under “desert pavement” have an unusually high concentration of nitrate, a type of salt, close to the surface. Vulnerable to erosion ...
Israeli Scientist Invents Bomb Detector Spray
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Professor Joseph Almog has developed a spray that can detect urea nitrate, a powerful explosive that can be created by non-professionals in relatively simple back-yard facilities. Urea nitrate is commonly ...
Nitrate stimulates greenhouse gas production in small streams
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that has been accumulating in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution. It is well known that fertilizer can stimulate nitrous oxide production in soils, but less is known about ...
Beetroot juice boosts stamina, new study shows
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking beetroot juice boosts your stamina and could help you exercise for up to 16% longer. A University of Exeter led-study, published today, shows for the first time how the nitrate contained ...
Ultra-fine coatings on sediment grains influence nitrate and sulfate storage in soil
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Tiny sediment grains are covered with a very fine-grained, complex mixture of minerals in an open fabric that results in a large surface area in contact with water between the grains. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey ...
Research shows a daily does of beetroot juice can beat high blood pressure
Feb 05, 2008 |
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Researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine have discovered that drinking just 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure. The study, published online today in the American Heart Association ...
Tree species composition influences nitrogen loss from forests
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Throughout the world, nitrogen compounds are released to the atmosphere from agricultural activities and combustion of fossil fuels. These pollutants are deposited to ecosystems as precipitation, gases, and particles, sometimes ...
Nutrients in water may be a bonus for agriculture
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Agriculture producers may find they don't have to bottle their water from the Seymour Aquifer in the Rolling Plains to make it more valuable, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
