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Regional Groundwater Flow Commission sessions at EGU General Assembly
IAH’s Regional Groundwater Flow commission is supporting a number of sessions at EGU General Assembly in Vienna, 7-12 April. These are: Geofluids as natural resources or sources of contamination: Research and Innovation (in collaboration with ENeRAG Geofluids H2020 project) Orals: 8 April (Monday) 10:45-12:30, Room L7, detailed programme Posters: 8 April (Monday) 14:00-15:45, Hall A, ...
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SterilGARD e3 Product Video
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By Baker
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Senate Committee Releases 12 FY 2021 Appropriations Bills – Dec 11 Deadline to Keep the Govt Open
On November 10, 2020, the Senate Committee on Appropriations released all twelve of its FY 2021 funding measures and the FY 2021 Subcommittee allocations. The bill text and explanatory statements released are funding measures for the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Defense; Energy and ...
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Texas Tech Awarded EPA Grant to Research Chemical Contaminants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $374,510 to Texas Tech University through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. The university will develop a better approach to understand and predict individual and community level ecological effects of chemical contaminants in the environment. “This research will help develop innovative methods to reduce ...
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Involving communities in contaminated land decisions: researchers recommend guidelines
A new approach giving practical guidance for engaging communities in assessing and managing risks associated with re-development of contaminated land could help to smooth local decision making processes. It recommends a set of principles that risk managers and policymakers can use to shape their community engagement activities. Public concern and potential health risks surrounding the ...
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New Funding Opportunity for Research in Contaminated Sediments Remediation
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is announcing a new funding opportunity as part of the Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP). The title is “Innovative Approaches to Remediation of Recalcitrant Hazardous Substances in Sediments” and will be awarded under the new Individual Research Project Program (R01) mechanism of the SBRP. The objective is to ...
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Vista Clara awarded DOE grant for NMR monitoring of environmental remediation
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Vista Clara a major R&D grant to develop novel NMR technologies for groundwater remediation monitoring. The grant was selected by the Office of Environmental Management, which manages the largest environmental cleanup program in the world at sites such as Hanford, Oak Ridge, and Savanah River. Environmental engineers at contaminated sites are ...
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Small oil spills: Overlooked source of marine pollution?
'Small oils spills are just as important as large oil spills, according to new research. By analysing images of oil slicks taken over an eight year period, researchers were able to show that smaller spills contribute a larger proportion of the oil pollution present in European waters. Oil spills represent a major threat to European seas. Over 600 million tonnes of crude oil are imported by EU ...
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Sparrowhawk study suggests why PBDE contaminant levels vary
Sparrowhawks and their eggs are used to assess environmental concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals that were used until relatively recently as flame retardants. Recent research may help explain why different studies report different PBDE levels in sparrowhawks for the same countries and time periods. It appears nutrition may play an important role in determining PBDE ...
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Better detection of mercury contamination developed by researchers
Mercury contamination has a negative impact on both the environment and human health. Researchers have developed a simple visual technique that will make detecting mercury pollution much easier. Mercury poses an international threat, as it can be transported through the air and through the food chain, especially via fish. It is mainly used in thermometers, barometers, dental fillings and ...
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Statement on Pavillion, Wyoming groundwater investigation
Following recent discussions, Wyoming Governor Matthew H. Mead, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes, and U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson issued the following statement about groundwater issues in the area east of Pavillion, Wyoming: We believe that collaboration and use of the best available science are critical in meeting the needs of Pavillion area residents and resolving ...
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EPA to Require Monitoring for Unregulated Contaminants
(Washington, D.C.) Approximately 4,000 public water systems will monitor drinking water for up to 25 unregulated chemicals to inform EPA about the frequency and levels at which these contaminants are found in drinking water systems across the United States. The information will help determine whether regulations are needed to protect public health. This is the second scheduled review under the ...
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U.S. EPA Orders NASA to Clean Up Soils Threatening Sensitive Habitat
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today ordered the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to take immediate and long-term actions to address soil contamination at its Ames Research Center at the Moffett Field Naval Air Station in Mountain View, Calif. This order is part of an effort to enter into a long-term cleanup agreement with NASA for the Ames site. Soils at the ...
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Albatrosses’ survival seriously threatened by mercury and pollutants
Mercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) reduce albatrosses’ chances of successfully breeding, a recent study finds. These pollutants add to the list of environmental pressures, including climate change, disease and fishery bycatch, affecting this highly threatened species. Seabirds, such as albatrosses, are at risk of consuming high levels of pollutants that accumulate up through ...
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Global warming could increase mercury accumulation in fish
Methylmercury may accumulate more quickly in fish as the climate grows warmer, new research suggests. Researchers in the US have found that levels of the toxin were higher in fish exposed to higher temperatures; global warming could therefore lead to increased human exposure to methylmercury through seafood consumption. Methylmercury is a powerful toxin that has been linked with IQ reductions in ...
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New extraction solutions increasing extraction speed while offering more flexibility
Jan. 2019, Flawil, Switzerland - BUCHI Labortechnik AG announced today the release of a new extraction line with industry-leading speed, highest application flexibility and smartly designed safety features. The newly launched products include a fully automated extraction unit designed for the most challenging extraction tasks in residue and contaminant analysis, natural products research and ...
By BUCHI
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Oxidation of sulfides in waste rock piles
Oxidation of sulfides in mining wastes produces high concentrations of sulfate, iron, and other metals and frequently also very low pH values. Compared with fine-grain mine tailings produced in ore treatment by flotation and other techniques, waste rock is just displaced material comprising large particles deposited into piles. In waste rock piles with high permeability and sulfide content, the ...
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Ignore soil pollution at humanity’s peril
Soil pollution it is a major part of a wider problem that far exceeds the impact of climate change and must be taken far more seriously by the private and public sectors globally, according to one of the world’s foremost contamination scientists. Professor Ravi Naidu, Chief Executive Officer of Australian contamination research agency CRC CARE, issued the challenge as part of his opening ...
By CRC Care
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Thermo Fisher Extends NanoDrop One/OneC Spectrophotometer to FDA-Regulated Companies
Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced its Thermo Scientific NanoDrop PC Control software + Security Suite for NanoDrop One/OneC can be used in compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Title 21 CFR Part 11, which governs the security of electronic records and signatures to ensure they are trustworthy substitutes for paper records and handwritten signatures. The NanoDrop One PC ...
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Arsenic linked with one in five deaths in Bangladesh
The first study to follow people exposed to arsenic in the long term has found that one in five deaths in Bangladesh could be attributed to drinking well water contaminated with the substance. Researchers found that long-term exposure, even to low levels of arsenic, through drinking water increases the mortality rate from a variety of diseases. "Up to one in five deaths could have been averted ...
By SciDev.Net
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