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Chesapeake Bay cleanup a local issue for Pennsylvania, expert says
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(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 ...
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 ...
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Tracking Virus Resistance Genes in Watermelon Made Easier
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding watermelon genes that confer resistance to the devastating zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) has just been made easier, thanks to molecular markers developed by Agricultural Research ...
Sick of blurred identity, US plant pathologists formed own society
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Spinach with fungus, malnourished cabbage, spots on cauliflower and peaches injured by frost. No matter the malady, a group of people who fashioned themselves as "plant doctors" assembled for the first time 100 years ago ...
New Method Tests Severity of Key Citrus Virus
Dec 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new rapid way to test severity of the devastating citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in citrus trees has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Parlier, Calif. The ...
Research gives new perspective on periodic table
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Transforming lead into gold is an impossible feat, but a similar type of "alchemy" is not only possible, but cost-effective too. Three Penn State researchers have shown that certain combinations of elemental ...
Chicken waste turned to watts
Dec 26, 2009 |
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A Nevada energy developer says it has developed an environmentally clean way of using animal waste from chicken farms across the state to light up homes and offices. Green Energy Solutions wants to convert ...
S.Korea issues warning against 'yellow dust'
Dec 25, 2009 |
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South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities.
Hot Water Treatment Eliminates Rhizoctonia from Azalea Cuttings
Dec 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rhizoctonia, a fungal disease that can be found in many ornamental plants, can be eliminated in azalea by placing plant cuttings in a hot water treatment, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...
Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists
Dec 23, 2009 |
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The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.
Pollution linked to hospitalizations for pneumonia in older adults
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Older adults with long-term exposure to higher levels of pollution are at higher risk for hospitalization for pneumonia, according to researchers in Canada.
Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income, disadvantaged communities, and strategies to prevent these inequities are urgently needed. A provocative ...
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