Dredging Of Canal Could Release Harmful Chemicals
The dredging of a highly contaminated canal along the shore of Lake Michigan, in Indiana, has begun, triggering concerns that the dredging could release harmful…
The dredging of a highly contaminated canal along the shore of Lake Michigan, in Indiana, has begun, triggering concerns that the dredging could release harmful…
Some of the world’s largest reserves of crude oil are held in the oil sands in Alberta, Canada, and production has been ongoing. A new…
Scientists report that there are alarmingly high methane emissions from oil and gas fields, undermining the environmental benefits of natural gas, which is transforming the…
Scallops cough to expel feces and water from their central cavities. The friction between the mollusk’s two valves makes a sharp crack, followed by a…
European researchers are going to monitor thousands of people by giving them smartphones, which will record the chemicals to which they are exposed to every…
The state of Washington, the leading US producer of farmed shellfish, announced that it is launching a 42-step plan to reduce ocean acidification. The initiative…
Brazil experienced a biofuel boom in March 2007, topping out at second in world output behind the USA. The fermentation of sugars produced motor fuel…
Most cities brew up a blend of gases that covers the urban area like a dome. The top of most buildings can sit outside or…
A new study indicates that slowing down vessels near coastlines by 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 kilometers) per hour can dramatically reduce air…
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….
A new study indicates that nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake or stream-bed sediments make good biological monitors for pollution. The…
Impoverished agricultural communities in Central Valley, California have been plagued for decades by contaminated drinking water. This is the result of more than five decades…
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…
Hog farms might be nauseating, but a new study indicates that hog farm emissions, which include dust, irritants, allergens, hydrogen sulfides, ammonia, and other volatile…
A national marine survey of China’s marine resources paints a disturbing portrait of its current coastal environment. The survey was launched in 2004 by the…
People living in non-white and low-income communities breathe in more hazardous particles than in affluent white ones. This new study isn’t intended to speak on…
Megacities are usually defined by a total population in excess of 10 million, with an additional component of population density. Rapid urbanization will take a…
A new study shows that ultraviolet-induced oxidative etching can create pores in micrometer-sized graphene membranes, which effectively separates gas molecules of different sizes. Engineering faculty…