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Nutritious fast-food kids' meals are scarce, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Only 3 percent of kids' meals served at fast-food restaurants met federal dietary guidelines in the first study to examine the nutrient quality of such meals in a major U.S. metropolitan market.





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International experts weigh-in on harmful algal blooms

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Cambridge, Md. - An international group of scientists is linking nutrient pollution in the world's coastal seas to an increase in the number of harmful algal blooms reported in recent years. When harmful algal blooms (HAB's) ...


Ultra-fine coatings on sediment grains influence nitrate and sulfate storage in soil

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

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created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are ...


Double trouble for water life

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although historically the priority has been to control ...


New research shows high-quality protein in eggs contributes to power, strength and energy

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

A research review published recently in Nutrition Today affirms that the high-quality protein in eggs makes a valuable contribution to muscle strength, provides a source of sustained energy and promotes satiety. High-quality protei ...


Will intensive forest practices impact water quality?

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created Jan 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In order to increase productivity, forest practices have become more intense in recent decades. Forest fertilization increased by 800% in the southeastern United States from 1990 to 1999, and the total acreage fertilized ...


Canna can: Ornamental eliminates pollutants from stormwater runoff

Canna can: Ornamental eliminates pollutants from stormwater runoff

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Rapid population growth and urbanization have raised concerns over stormwater runoff contamination. Studies on watersheds indicate that excess nutrients, specifically nitrate-nitrogen and soluble reactive ...


Self seeding: An innovative management system

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created Apr 15, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Winter cover crops provide important ecological functions that include nutrient cycling and soil cover. Although cover crop benefits to agroecosystems are well documented, cover crop use in agronomic farming systems remains ...


Higher carbon dioxide may give pines competitive edge

Higher carbon dioxide may give pines competitive edge

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pine trees grown for 12 years in air one-and-a-half times richer in carbon dioxide than today's levels produced twice as many seeds of at least as good a quality as those growing under normal ...


Golf course putting greens show their age

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created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Just like the rest of us, golf courses show their age -- especially on putting greens, which experience more foot traffic than anywhere else on golf courses. Putting greens, which comprise only about 1.6% of the total area ...



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