News tagged with sewage treatment
Nanoparticles in cosmetics/personal care products may have adverse environmental effects
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful ...
Study: Range of pharmaceuticals in fish across US
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fish caught near wastewater treatment plants serving five major U.S. cities had residues of pharmaceuticals in them, including medicines used to treat high cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder ...
Behavior modification could ease concerns about nanoparticles
Nov 12, 2009 |
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In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting development of technology for changing the behavior of nanoparticles ...
Reclaimed Riddle
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It was the "yuck factor" of reclaimed water that got Karyna Rosario thinking. As communities increasingly turn to reclaimed water as a source for irrigation - and some communities consider ...
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 ...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One contributor to global warming - bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants - is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse ...
Soil scientist's fascination with mineral yields plan for battling it
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Under the microscope, its crystals gleam like tiny gems. But when the phosphate mineral struvite starts clinging to the insides of sewage treatment plants, it tends to lose its charm. Fed ...
Setting sail in an ecological 'Earthship'
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Could sustainable architecture address pollution, climate change and resource depletion by helping us build self-sufficient, off-grid, housing from "waste", including vehicle tires and metal drinks containers? That's the ...
Sewage treatment in the East may be enough to reduce Baltic algal blooms
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Upgrading sewage treatment in the southeastern Baltic Sea states to Swedish standards may suffice to reduce algal blooms in the Baltic to levels of the 1950s. This is shown in a study performed by Andreas ...
