News tagged with groundwater
Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive
Nov 24, 2009 |
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The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say.
Unique Uranium Source in Naturally Bioreduced Sediment
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recently published Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study of a naturally bioreduced sediment sample from a former uranium mill tailings site reveals insights that enhance understanding ...
Scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled ...
Where Did the Uranium Go?
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Uranium's migration through the soil depends on groundwater's chemical composition, according to a recent study by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Scientists showed that uraniumattached ...
Geologists studying groundwater arsenic levels in India empower Bengali women, children
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A Kansas State University geologist and graduate student are finding that the most important tools in their fieldwork on groundwater arsenic pollution are women and children armed with pamphlets and testing kits.
Hot microbes cause groundwater cleanup rethink
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO researchers have discovered that micro-organisms that help break down contaminants under the soil can actually get too hot for their own good.
Composted dairy manure in foliage plant production
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Peat has been a major component of substrates used in container plant production since the 1960s. Highly porous with the capacity to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing medium for potted plants. ...
Satellite data explains vanishing India groundwater
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade - and they believe ...
Planning strategies needed to protect food sources
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change and urban expansion could threaten the sustainability of horticultural industries in the Adelaide Hills unless a long-term strategy is employed, according to a senior geographer at the University ...
Groundwater fingered as a source of methylmercury in coastal waters
Jun 09, 2009 |
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For the first time, scientists have detected a highly toxic form of mercury in groundwater flows at two coastal sites in California.
Transport behavior of E. coli varies depending on manure source
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Escherichia coli is a commonly used indicator organism for detecting the presence of fecal contamination in drinking water supplies. The importance of E. coli as an indicator organism has led to several studies looking at th ...
Jordan's fossil water source has high radiation levels
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Ancient groundwater being tapped by Jordan, one of the 10 most water-deprived nations in the world, has been found to contain twenty times the radiation considered safe for drinking water in a new study by an international ...
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 ...
Important role of groundwater springs in shaping Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2008 |
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Data and images from Mars Express suggest that several Light Toned Deposits, some of the least understood features on Mars, were formed when large amounts of groundwater burst on to the surface. Scientists ...
