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NOAA Reports Coastal Waters Show Decline In Contaminants Washington DC (SPX) May 14, 2008 
NOAA scientists have released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are having a positive effect on reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the U.S. However, the report points to continuing concerns with elevated levels of metals and organic contaminants found near urban and industrial areas of the coasts. "It's interesting to note that ... read more |
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Kobe, Japan (SPX) May 13, 2008Bacteria that feed on seaweed could help in the disposal of pollutants in the world's oceans, according to a new study by researchers in China and Japan. The discovery is reported in the International Journal of Biotechnology, an Inderscience publication. Shinichi Nagata of the Environmental Biochemistry Group, at Kobe University, Japan, working with colleagues at Shimane University and at ... more Chinese leader seeks Japanese help on environment 
Kawasaki, Japan (AFP) May 9, 2008Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday voiced hope that Japan would share environmental technology with his country as he toured a state-of-the-art recycling factory. Hu, on a rare visit to Japan to mend ties between Asia's two largest economies, visited the Kawasaki PET Bottle Recycling Factory near Tokyo which processes used bottles and electronics devices. "We want to introduce Japan's ... more Toxic ponds kill ducks in Canada 
Ottawa (AFP) April 30, 2008Hundreds of migrating ducks are dead or dying in Canada's Alberta province after landing on sewage ponds polluted with toxic refuse left over from mining, officials said Wednesday. As many as 500 ducks were dead or ailing after being coated with residue left behind in the ponds by Syncrude Canada Ltd., the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands. The waterfowl were ... more Researchers Look To Make Environmentally Friendly Plastics 
Rolla MO (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America's landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles of the future could literally disappear within four months of being discarded. The Missouri S and T research team is constructing new breeds of biodegradable and ... more Europe Spends Nearly Twice As Much As US On Nanotech Risk Research 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2008A new analysis by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) indicates that European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the U.S. in research primarily aimed at addressing the potential risks of nanotechnology. The analysis also highlights a substantial over-inflation of the federal government's nanotechnology risk-research investment figures for the U.S. The new PEN assessment ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) April 14, 2008Tens of thousands of Australian households will have their garbage and recycling monitored by tracking devices placed in their trash bins, a move dubbed "Bin Brother" by local media. Officials on Monday confirmed that 78,000 new council-issued garbage bins in the eastern suburbs of Sydney have been fitted with small radio frequency tags, which allow for data collection. Each bin will ... more China mine spill blackens river with toxic slurry 
Beijing (AFP) April 14, 2008A large spill of toxic slurry from a mine has turned part of a northern Chinese river black and fouled it with dangerous chemicals, state media said Monday. The accident occurred Friday in Shaanxi province when the sides of a catchment basin for toxic tailings, or mining debris, at a vanadium mine collapsed after heavy rain, the Shaanxi-based Chinese Business View reported. The collapse ... more Ships dumping waste in Mediterranean illegal as of 2009: UN 
Athens (AFP) April 10, 2008Dumping of waste by ships in the Mediterranean Sea will become illegal as of May 1, 2009, the United Nations Environment Programme said Thursday. "This represents major progress in efforts to protect the Mediterranean environment, because ships often jettison their garbage into the sea," Luisa Colasimone, spokesman for the Athens-based Mediterranean Action Plan agency, told AFP. ... more Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Health Remains Poor, But Slightly Improved In 2007 
Cambridge MD (SPX) Apr 09, 2008An independent scientific analysis led by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researchers gives the Chesapeake Bay a C-minus in 2007, indicating that Bay ecological conditions were slightly better than the previous year, but far below what is needed for a healthy Bay. "The Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card shows conditions slightly improved last year, but there is nothi ... more Harmful Algae Taking Advantage Of Global Warming 
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Apr 09, 2008You know that green scum creeping across the surface of your local public water reservoir? Or maybe it's choking out a favorite fishing spot or livestock watering hole. It's probably cyanobacteria - blue-green algae - and, according to a paper in the journal Science, it relishes the weather extremes that accompany global warming. Hans Paerl, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill In ... more |
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Fairbanks AL (SPX) Apr 02, 2008The recent decline of Arctic sea ice is one indication that this region is undergoing significant environmental changes related to climate warming. To investigate the atmosphere's role in this climate-sensitive region, NASA and its partners have begun the most extensive field campaign ever to study the chemistry of the Arctic's lower atmosphere. The Arctic Research of the Composition of ... more Ballast-Free Ship Could Cut Costs While Blocking Aquatic Invaders 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 28, 2008University 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 from overseas. At least 185 non-native aquatic species have been identified in the Great Lakes, and ballast water is blamed for the introduction of most-including the notorious ... more China to spend more on cutting pollution: report 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2008China plans to spend 27 billion yuan (3.8 billion dollars) this year on reducing pollution and saving energy, state media said Tuesday, a rise of 14.9 percent from a year ago. In addition, the central government will earmark 14.8 billion yuan for environmentally friendly construction projects, the China Daily said, citing a statement by the finance ministry. "This year is crucial for ... more Albania sitting on communist-era powder keg 
Bardhaj, Albania (AFP) March 25, 2008Friends of 12-year-old Daniel Malashi have placed flowers at his Albanian school bench each day since he was killed while collecting abandoned military ammunition for resale. "Daniel was torn apart by a shell," said one of his friends, 10-year-old Ardi, who lives in Bardhaj village near Shkodra, a town some 170 kilometres (105 miles) from the capital Tirana. "The army's shells are our ... more Sanitation Investments In Poor Countries Yield Huge Benefits In Productivity And Health 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested installing toilets for people in countries that today are off-track in meeting the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for sanitation. Some argue that meeting the sanitation MDG is also a prerequisite to the goals of reducing global poverty. Achieving the sanitation goal - to s ... more
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