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Stories about: water flows

Salt Used for Deicing Contaminates Urban Streams According to new measurements conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it would appear that salt and other materials used for deicing the streets during the winter season have negative repercussions on streams in the urban environment. The investigators found that aquatic life is severely affected by ... 2 September 2010 04:03 GMT The Ocean Conveyor Belt Gets Closeup Study A team of experts from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Duke University, in the United States, has managed to place another piece in the puzzle that is our planet's Great Conveyor Belt. Originally meant as an oversimplification of the actual processes that take place, the concept of Convey... 14 May 2009 21:01 GMT