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Microbial stowaways: Are ships spreading disease?
Biology /
May 29, 2008 |
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Ships are inadvertently carrying trillions of stowaways in the water held in their ballast tanks. When the water is pumped out, invasive species could be released into new environments. Disease-causing microbes could also ...
Microwave zapping kills invasive species before the invasion
May 12, 2008 |
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Scientists in Louisiana are reporting development and successful testing of a new cost-effective system to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride to the United States in the ballast water of merchant ...
New 'ballast-free ship' could cut costs while blocking aquatic invaders
Mar 25, 2008 |
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University of Michigan researchers are investigating a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks, the water-filled compartments that enable non-native creatures to sneak into the ...
Great Lakes invasive species studied
May 23, 2006 |
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The longstanding problem of various invasive species entering the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway is now gaining attention from scientists.
New ballast treatment could protect Great Lakes fish
Jun 04, 2008 |
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A Michigan Technological University professor has developed a new water treatment that could help keep a deadly fish disease out of Lake Superior.
Shrimp species latest Great Lakes invader
Biology /
Dec 25, 2006 |
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An invader shrimp, hopping a ride on an overseas freighter, has entered the Great Lakes, fulfilling an 8-year-old prediction by Canadian researchers.
Rainwater tanks pose risk for toddlers
Aug 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An increase in household rainwater tanks due to the severe drought and accompanying water restrictions across Australia is creating a new hazard for parents of young children.
From pythons to fungus, species invading US
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pet Burmese python broke out of a glass cage last week and killed a 2-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. The tragedy became the latest and most graphic example of a problem that has plagued the ...
Seaway's 50th anniversary soiled by invasive species
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Fifty years ago Friday, President Dwight Eisenhower and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walked down a red carpet, climbed aboard a "floating palace" of a yacht named Britannia and ceremoniously sailed through the St. Lambert ...
How to deflect asteroids and save the Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2009 |
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You may want to thank David French in advance. Because, in the event that a comet or asteroid comes hurtling toward Earth, he may be the guy responsible for saving the entire planet.
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