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Soil & Groundwater Newsletter June 06, 2013 |
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Cow dung a detox for arsenic sludge
Bangladeshi scientists have found in cow dung an efficient agent to treat the toxic sludge that is generated by the removal of naturally-occurring arsenic in groundwater. "Microorganisms present in cow dung volatilise arsenic in the sludge," says Mohammad Azizur Rahman, research scientist at the geosciences centre of the Georg-August Universität Gottingen, Germany, and author of a study on arsenic removal using cow dung, published last month (May) in the Journal of Hydrology. Rahman told SciDev.Net that disposal of arsenic sludge in cow dung beds could be a management option for Bangladesh, ... | ||
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AECOM Remediation Experts Will Be Featured at Battelle Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies Conference
AECOM’s remediation scientists and engineers are contributing 15 platform presentations, 12 technical posters, chairing four technical sessions, and providing an expert panelist for the technical program at the Second International Battelle Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., June 10-13, 2013. AECOM is a worldwide leader in professional technical and management support services with a leading remediation practice. AECOM’s global remediation team has extensive experience developing innovative solutions involving bioremediation ... | ||
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