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The Environmental Protection Agency EPA has recently announced it is going to support a stricter set of regulations aiming to control the activity of some of the most polluting US power plants that develop oil and coal-burning operations. The anticipated changes are expected by the end of this week, believed to cur... |
13 December 2011
09:00 GMT |
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A recent report indicates companies behind processes involving hydraulic fracturing are aware of the risks implied by this technique and communicate them to shareholders but fail to inform the public opinion. The current legal framework compels enterprises to reveal the emerging threats posed by their operations, t... |
12 December 2011
05:23 GMT |
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Big American power plants keep disrupting the balance of residents, through the overwhelming amount of toxic pollutants they emit, like lead, mercury, nickel or arsenic.
The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) has managed to identify the first 20 major players responsible for low air quality and has revealed th... |
10 December 2011
04:16 GMT |
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The Environmental Protection Agency thinks there is a strong connection between controversial fracking techniques, also known as hydraulic fracturing and the high levels of water pollution.
Representatives from the organization reached this conclusion after monitoring the level of contamination of grown water in Pa... |
9 December 2011
04:39 GMT |
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The utility company operating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is under the spotlight once again. Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) has recently announced it might be forced to dump water treated for radiation contamination in the ocean, because it could no longer have enough space to store more.
Their announce... |
8 December 2011
04:14 GMT |
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Who would have thought that your coffee consumption habits may be used as a proxy for detecting potential sanitary contamination situations in lakes and rivers? Yet, this is precisely what investigators at the University of Montreal, in Canada, discovered in a new study.
The team says that about 3 percent of the caf... |
28 November 2011
09:47 GMT |
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Not everything that glitters is gold and no gold-digging process is risk-free. Scientists highlight that goal extraction implies the usage of mercury, presenting long-term risks for
mine workers and communities located near the sites. This alarming situation made the EU adopt strict regulations and ban the usage o... |
18 November 2011
09:52 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) announces the creation of a new technology for rendering contaminated water safe again. The approach is directed especially towards removing radioactive materials from waters contaminated during nuclear accidents.
This technology could be of ... |
31 October 2011
04:20 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, the day when the NASA Viking 1 spacecraft landed on the surface of Mars remains one of our species' most glorious moments. But this flight is also one that may have put us back by a few decades in terms of understanding the origins of life. The main goal the lander had was to figure out whether Mart... |
22 July 2011
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When humans finally make their way to Mars, they will not only have to make sure that they don't get contaminated with anything Martian, but also that they do not contaminate the planet with their spacesuits. Ensuring this will not happen is however a very difficult task. Earth's microorganisms are known to... |
21 June 2011
10:06 GMT |
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If you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer at home, and you do so frequently, it may be a good idea to read this before getting behind the wheel. Researchers have recently shown that alcohol in these substances can show up in urine tests meant to gage alcohol consumption.The chemical doesn't have any influence o... |
25 May 2011
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A couple of days ago, Japanese authorities detected a crack in the reactor 2 building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Through the 20-centimeter (7.9-inch) hole, highly-radioactive water is spilling into the Pacific Ocean, and experts are scrambling to fix the issue. The contaminated water found to be co... |
4 April 2011
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A group of experts announces the development of a new method for tracking down Escherichia coli, one of the most common microorganisms in the human body. At times, the bacteria can act up and cause problems, and so developing method for tracking and detecting it is very important.Researchers from the Purdue Universit... |
15 January 2011
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The oil-derived chemical compound bisphenol A (BPA) is coming under increasingly fervent attack from everyone in the United States except health authorities. In yet another study to show the harmful effects of this substance, researchers determined that it reduce the quality of the female ovum. This is the first time... |
15 December 2010
10:59 GMT |
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Experts with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) announce that they were able to discover the main source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the nation's lakes. Some of these compounds are believed to be carcinogens when in the human body.The team analyzed samples collected from about 40 urban l... |
2 December 2010
06:17 GMT |
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In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill that affected the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA closed down significant portions of the area for commercial and leisure fishing, so as to protect the health of the general public. Now, officials say that eight shrimp trawlers made runs into the forbidden waters. The US Na... |
23 November 2010
03:53 GMT |
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Injecting carbon dioxide deep underground as a way of fighting global warming, could blow up in our faces, as it could leak into drinking water aquifers near the surface, and rise the contaminants levels by ten or more in some areas, found a new study carried out by Duke University scientists.They actually carried ou... |
12 November 2010
05:47 GMT |
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Officials at NOAA announced today that they have just reopened more than 2,927 square miles of Gulf of Mexico waters to commercial and recreational fishing. The reopened portion is located in waters off the coasts of eastern Louisiana, directly south and southwest of East Bay. Since July 22, NOAA has carried out 8 re... |
6 October 2010
09:34 GMT |
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According to official statistics, numerous fish die each year in streams in the United States before they even have a chance to deposit their eggs. The cause for this mass dying is none other than storm water. Naturally, we're not talking here about the “common” variety, the one that falls from the s... |
20 September 2010
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Officials at British Petroleum announce that they have just awarded a research grant to experts studying the effects of the massive oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico.The disaster began unfolding on April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drilling rig blew up, and then sunk. Oil began spill... |
25 August 2010
10:12 GMT |
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Preliminary reports presented at the semiannual meeting of the American Chemical Society showed that even though the BP oil spill's financial and personal tolls for humans were devastating, damage is quite limited for the environment.Take seafood for example: until now, chemical testing on hasn't yet turned... |
25 August 2010
05:56 GMT |
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More than 5,144 square miles of water from the Gulf of Mexico have been opened for fishing. The area was part of the region affected by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but now officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say that fish here is safe to eat.The decision to allow commercial and... |
11 August 2010
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The American space agency NASA has just published new satellite images of the disaster currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico. The photographs were collected on May 24 by the Terra Earth-observation satellite, which used its Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument for the job. The datasets revea... |
7 June 2010
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is now one of the most scrutinized chemicals in the world. Various research groups have determined that it can have negative effects on the human body when ingested, and more work is currently underway to determine whether that is indeed true or not. But the chemical does resemble the hormone e... |
25 March 2010
11:34 GMT |
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Geologists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently published the conclusions of a new report they conducted on the conditions that favored the contamination of public well systems in the nation. More than 100 million Americans receive their daily water from such sources, but all of them are prone to a ... |
12 February 2010
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A science group at the University of Washington has recently developed a new system of growing stem cells in the laboratory, without the risk of contamination. Their scaffold eliminates the possibility of these cells being invaded by animal byproducts, as was often the case in various studies. In fact, it was recentl... |
3 February 2010
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Now that the technology to explore other worlds and return with samples has been finally developed, a lot of experts are turning their heads to a number of other issues that may affect future sample-return missions to Mars, or near-Earth Objects (NEO). One of the main challenges is finding the appropriate facilities ... |
3 December 2009
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In spite of the fact that most of the space probes, landers, orbiters and rovers we send out into the solar system pass through extensive cleaning stages, there is always the risk of them carrying some organisms from the Earth on another celestial body. Experts warn that this is to be avoided at all costs, most impor... |
16 October 2009
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Mission planners currently designing there-and-back missions to Mars are faced with a very serious issue that has nothing to do with the impact of long-term isolation on astronauts, or with how to power up a spacecraft able to reach the Red Planet. In short, they are trying to determine how to suppress ATP molecules,... |
8 May 2009
10:56 GMT |
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The city of Hanford, in Washington State, houses the oldest nuclear processing sites, and is now known as the place where weapons-grade plutonium was found lying around the dump site, enclosed only in a very shaky safe box. The find, besides eliminating a threat, also completes a piece of history, as the sample now c... |
21 January 2009
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According to new testimonies, the massive oil spill that occurred in the Mississippi river in July was caused by the jealousy of the master pilot, who was at the time on shore, chasing his girlfriend, who he suspected was cheating on him with a truck driver. As he was away, apprentice mate John Bavaret was left in ch... |
29 December 2008
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The next mission on Mars is going to be the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), slated to launch in autumn next year, as a successor to the Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and to the recently ended Phoenix Lander. Among the main goals of the MSL will be to find traces of organic compounds on the Martian surface... |
21 November 2008
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For decades, mercury pollution has been linked to many diseases. This heavy metal is known to attack the nervous system. With all that, a new study published in the Health & Place journal connects industrial mercury pollution to higher risk of autism and, for the first time ever, reveals a link between autism risk an... |
8 May 2008
02:51 GMT |
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A seaside cure may actually harm your health nowadays. A new research published in "Nature Geoscience" shows that we are in fact exposed to ozone smog on the coastal areas.The team led by James Roberts, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colora... |
9 April 2008
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The world we live in is full of synthetic chemicals, most of which are toxic. They are encountered from our food to all the objects we touch. No wonder the explosion of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) cases (see: http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Disease-of-the-Technology-MCS-74254.shtml). But if you think that ... |
9 February 2008
07:07 GMT |
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Human contamination filled the environment with estrogen-mimicking chemicals. For example, bisphenol A, a primary monomer in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, is a common constituent of many products, from sunglasses and CDs to water and food containers and shatter-resistant baby bottles to dental fillings. Th... |
7 February 2008
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Air contamination is bad for our health, that is clear: it causes an array of respiratory diseases, from asthma to lung cancer, if chronic. But a new research published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" shows it may hit where men are most hurt: their fertility. Mice living in areas with pollute... |
4 February 2008
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The toxicity of lead is notorious, but what we did not know was the impact it has on us, decades after being exposed to it. New researches point to the fact that a past lead exposure can age a person's brain by five years! If further research confirms this, then sharp cuts in environmental lead levels over 20 y... |
30 January 2008
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1. Soil is the fragile and loosened material covering most of the ground surface and supporting life. At an overall human population of 6 billion, 2.5 hectares of ground are corresponded to each person. But 70 % of the ground surface is of no use for humans: barren, frozen or snow covered areas, steep mountains, sand... |
24 January 2008
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1.What makes too many people on this planet for too few resources? The demographic boom, increased carbon dioxide emissions, the thinning ozone layer, deforestation and soil erosion. 2.The global warming will raise in 100 years Earth's temperature by 1.4-5.8o C, and this is already increasing the sea level. The ... |
5 December 2007
10:49 GMT |
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There's no life without water, from elephants and humans to bacteria. We must consume 2.5 liters of water from food and beverage to remain healthy. Water is also necessary for livestock and farming, the means for producing our food. Our planet could be covered by a global ocean 2.5 km (1.5 mi) deep if even. But ... |
5 December 2007
10:39 GMT |
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The fact that contamination is a huge threat for your health is well known. It causes serious diseases: from cancer to sexual issues. But this is really unexpected: your baby will be a girl and not a boy! In countries like China and India, this can be a tragedy...A new study at IntrAmericas Centre for Environment and... |
27 October 2007
06:04 GMT |
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If you are afraid of HIV, malaria, cancer or obesity induced diseases, you'd better find out what's the direct or indirect human killer worldwide: water, air and soil pollution. 40% of humans are exterminated by it."Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major cause... |
15 August 2007
06:57 GMT |
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The Loch Ness monster has been stirring people's fantasy for so long. But instead of looking for an imaginary monster, people should take care of the real documented monster from lakes and rivers. One could be already doomed: the Three Gorges Dam could have decided the faith of the Chinese paddle fish: a monster... |
31 July 2007
07:07 GMT |
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Many proud fathers insist on passing their family name on their sons. In the Chinese culture, it is considered that only the male offspring can celebrate the cult of the forbears. In India, having a daughter could mean the ruin of your family when you have to pay her dowry. Sadly, in China, India and other Asian coun... |
4 June 2007
14:56 GMT |
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Fecal bacteria can get into the watersheds from various sources, such as the wastewater treatment outfalls, and diffuse sources like runoff from fields where livestock waste has been employed for fertilization. Finding the source of the bacteria pollution is necessary to apply appropriate control practices to reach t... |
29 May 2007
06:21 GMT |
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The boom of the contraceptive pill use has "loaded the waters" with estrogen. The hormone is excreted in urine, passes through most wastewater plants and accumulates in streams and lakes.As it is a natural organic chemical, many may neglect its effects, but researches show it can turn male fish into female. A new lar... |
22 May 2007
06:10 GMT |
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The general concept is that sex is required to produce genetic variation, which is necessary in the evolution of the organisms. But some cope quite well, even in stressful conditions, without sex. Soil contaminants were found to induce rapid genetic adaptations in the nematode worm Acrobeloides nanus. The worms from ... |
15 May 2007
05:46 GMT |
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Advertising explains us the benefits of fish consume, omitting to say that fishes act like sponges that absorb any toxin from their environment. In the industrialized world, fish caught from streams, rivers and lakes have risky mercury amounts which can damage the nerve cells from the brain. A new research found that... |
19 April 2007
06:16 GMT |
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On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded at 01:23 AM local time. It is till now the worst nuclear accident ever. A plume of radioactive cloud fell over parts of the Western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe and Eastern North America. Large zones o... |
10 April 2007
06:14 GMT |
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