According to a new scientific investigation published this week, it would appear that operating iron furnaces for decades at single locations left its marks on the soils of central Pennsylvania, which now exhibit higher-than-normal manganese concentrations. The findings may apply elsewhere too.
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11 December 2010
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A recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Quebec in Montreal, the University of Montreal and the Polytechnic School of Montreal, shows that children that are exposed to high concentrations of manganese in drinking water had results on IQ tests worse than children with lower exposures.The team of ... |
20 September 2010
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Sediments that researchers found underneath the Pacific Ocean proved to be more than just mud. Inside it, experts found a new type of bacteria that is apparently able to tie down heavy metals, and thus may hold the key to creating more effective water cleaning agents. If the studies are successful, then it could be a... |
5 June 2009
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A recent study has indicated the presence of heavy metals in more than 100 types of red and white wine from a dozen countries, including, in alphabetical order, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Jordan, Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain. UK researchers claim that the beverag... |
3 November 2008
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The way in which metals bind to proteins inside all life forms has been a mystery for a very long time, but now, thanks to researchers at Newcastle University, the first glimpse as to how this happens exactly is available. Theories on the matter existed up until this point, but none offered satisfactory proof to back... |
23 October 2008
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Besides non-organic molecules like nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides, many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air are implicated in smog and high ozone levels, and are potentially harmful for human health, that's why clean-air laws are turning increasingly stricter. Current air-purification systems work with p... |
2 April 2007
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