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States call on EPA for tougher air pollution regulations

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Twelve states and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.


Water-conserving irrigation strategies minimize overwatering, runoff

Water-conserving irrigation strategies minimize overwatering, runoff

Biology / Other

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Conserving water and reducing the environmental impact of runoff are two of the most important issues confronting container nursery operations. Current regulations and laws in five states limit water consumption ...


Common plants can eliminate indoor air pollutants

Common plants can eliminate indoor air pollutants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Air quality in homes, offices, and other indoor spaces is becoming a major health concern, particularly in developed countries where people often spend more than 90% of their time indoors. Surprisingly, indoor ...


Monash study suggests rainwater is safe to drink

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of families who drink rainwater has found that it is safe to drink.


Researchers discover links between city walkability and air pollution exposure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study compares neighborhoods' walkability (degree of ease for walking) with local levels of air pollution and finds that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but have poor air quality. Researchers involved ...


Recommended treatment for heart failure often underused

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Less than one-third of patients hospitalized for heart failure and participating in a quality improvement registry received a guideline-recommended treatment of heart failure, aldosterone antagonist therapy, according to ...


Research for Organic Farming - Soya Thrives on Nitrogen From the Air

Research for Organic Farming - Soya Thrives on Nitrogen From the Air

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the first time, the capacity of soya plants to absorb nitrogen from the air has been precisely determined in dry areas of Eastern Austria. The primary aim of this project, backed by the FWF Austrian Science ...


Massive monitoring project to identify dairy air quality parameters

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Optimizing expertise and equipment to get solid answers both producers and government agencies can use was the goal of a massive two-week air quality monitoring project at an eastern New Mexico dairy, according to project ...


New study provides insight on energy development and sage-grouse habitat in the intermountain West

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study released October 14th in the current issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE will shed new light on oil and gas development potential in the Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to gre ...


Consumers don't always equate higher prices with quality

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them.


How Perfect Can Graphene Be?

How Perfect Can Graphene Be?

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (29) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have investigated the purest graphene to date, and have found that the material possesses unprecedented high electronic quality. The discovery has raised the bar for this relatively ...


Against the common gouda

Against the common gouda

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The cheese aisle of your local supermarket is an unlikely place to study a classic political problem: How do we balance state power with individual freedom? But for those with a trained eye, ...


Air quality improvements over the last decade may be a factor in fewer ear infections

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American ...


For safer emergencies, give your power generator some space (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

To subdue the steaming heat of hurricanes or to thaw out during a blizzard, gasoline-powered, portable generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when homes are cut off without electricity. But these generators ...


Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera

Polaroid PoGo brings instant printing to the digital age

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Polaroid, founded in 1937 by American physicist Edwin H. Land, invented instant photographic printing. Its first instant film camera went on sale in November 1948, but in February 2008 the ...