European Union’s Initiative to Clean Up Waterways Faces Opposition
The EU is about to stop a precedent-setting initiative that was designed to tackle a common side effect of drugs, their impact on aquatic life….
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Human Contraceptives & Antidepressants Reduce Fish Reaction Times
Human medications are ending up in waterways and affecting fish and other aquatic organisms. However, researchers are only beginning to compile the effects that those…
Leaks and Contaminated Sediments Keep Radiation Near Fukushima High
Researchers presented their findings at the Fukushima Symposium conference on the 12th and 13th of November at the University of Tokyo on the radioactivity that…
Old Contaminants Decline in the Great Lakes While Newer Ones Rise
The concentrations of legacy contaminants are decreasing quicker than previously reported in three of the Great Lakes, but stayed virtually the same in two other…
Groundwater Susceptible to Radium Contamination
In a recent study, radium was measured in untreated source water in wells from aquifers that are used for public and domestic water supply. This…