June 03, 2010
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Soil & Groundwater Newsletter June 03, 2010 |
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Contaminants in US groundwater
According to a new study by the USGS, more than 20% of untreated water samples from 932 public wells across the US contained at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern. About one-third of the US population receive their drinking water from such a system. The USGS study (Contaminants in Groundwater used for Public Supply) focuses primarily on source (untreated) water collected from public wells before | ||||
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What to do with all that carbon?
A leading British energy institute is to study technologies that could economically capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from sources such as small power plants, industrial facilities or large power stations and to turn it into solid bricks. The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), a UK based company formed from global industries and the UK Government, plans to study technologies for the mineralization of CO2 and other opportunities for value added use of resulting carbonate products. At present, the leading technology for carbon capture and storage (CCS) involves capturing ... |
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