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Scott's Antarctic work lives on in new carbon survey
Posted Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:17:00 GMT by Colin RickettsTiny Antarctic organisms are growing more quickly because of an increase in carbon say scientists who used the polar legend's century's old collections. Scientists have been examining tiny creatures called bryozoans. These sea-bed dwellers feed on microscopically small marine plants called phytoplankton, which need carbon dioxide to survive.
Scott's Antarctic work lives on in new carbon survey
Now you can check your nitrogen footprint too
Posted Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:22:00 GMT by Colin RickettsExcess nitrogen is responsible for marine dead-zones, global warming and smog, and now two scientists want us all to measure our nitrogen footprints. Scientists at the University of Virginia have produced a 'nitrogen footprint' calculator to raise awareness of an environmental problem little known outside specialist circles.
Now you can check your nitrogen footprint too
An innovative way of re-using contaminated harbour sediment
Posted Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:12:00 GMT by Michael EvansA new nethod of making building material using contaminated harbour sediment. Hazardous chemicals and heavy metals that were once commonly used in heavy industry are now rightly subject to strict controls, but their legacy lives on in the environment where polluted soil is a constant problem when a former industrial site is being redeveloped for other uses.
An innovative way of re-using contaminated harbour sediment
UK project gets the fat out of VAT
Posted Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:25:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandVolunteer group encourages turning waste oil into vehicle fuel. An novel new project in Birmingham sees residents hitting back at the recent VAT rise by turning waste fat into vehicle fuel. The 'Grease Lightening' scheme is working with a disadvantaged Birmingham community to encourage them to recycle their fat, oil and grease.
UK project gets the fat out of VAT
Hudson River fish evolve toxic immunity
Posted Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:34:03 GMT by Lucy BrakeScientists have discovered fish feeding at the bottom of Hudson River have developed a gene that means they have a special immunity to PCB toxins. Polychlorinated biphenyls, otherwise known as PCBs started to be used in many commercial and industrial products in the late 1920s and up until the late 1970s, when they were finally banned, they polluted major rivers and waterways around the world.
Hudson River fish evolve toxic immunity
Droughts may turn Amazon Rainforest into major polluter, scientists warn
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:55:00 GMT by David HewittShould droughts in the Amazon Basin become more frequent, the days of the rainforest offsetting man-made carbon emissions are set to come to an abrupt end. The days of the Amazon Rainforest acting as a natural buffer against man-made carbon emissions may be drawing to a close. In fact, not only could the South American forest soon lose its status as the planet's most-important 'carbon sink'
Droughts may turn Amazon Rainforest into major polluter, scientists warn
Electric technology zaps away water pollution
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:48:01 GMT by Laura GoodallZapping microbes with electricity could replace tonnes of chemicals used in cleaning up mining wastewater, thanks to scientists who have developed a new water treatment system. Microbes are already used in conventional wastewater treatments to mop up contaminants by adding or removing electrons. But to work effectively, they need to be 'fed' using vast amounts of nutrients and chemicals.
Electric technology zaps away water pollution
Carpooling on the decline as solo driver numbers rise
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:40:00 GMT by Lucy BrakeCarpooling was once believed to be one of the answers to our traffic congestion and pollution woes, but the latest research shows a picture of decreasing car pooling figures and increasing solo drivers. In the 1980s about one out of every four American was a part of the great car pooling phenomena. Sharing a ride to work was the thing to do and many organisations encouraged and even actively facilitated their employees to be involved in car pooling.
Carpooling on the decline as solo driver numbers rise
China, worlds biggest greenhouse gas emitter introduces more pollution controls
Posted Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:22:06 GMT by Louise MurrayChina overtook the United States as the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter in November and is beginning to introduce controls to limit the environmental degradation that accompanies its rapid industrialisation. Already the planet's largest energy consumer and polluter, China has long taken the position that it is the industrialised nations who should be taking up the biggest burden of emissions cuts.
China, worlds biggest greenhouse gas emitter introduces more pollution controls
Good clean water as UK rivers enjoyed great decade
Posted Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:30:00 GMT by Simon KentThe UK's rivers have enjoyed a great decade. The Environment Agency want this to continue. The UK's Environment Agency has defined the last decade as 'the best for rivers since the industrial revolution'. With dramatic improvements in water quality and the general environment around rivers the results have been seen in the recovery of wildlife in the British countryside.
Good clean water as UK rivers enjoyed great decade
Study finds Mediterranean Sea biomass potentially dominated by plastic particles
Posted Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:44:00 GMT by Lucy BrakeA recent scientific expedition looking at plastic levels in the Mediterranean Sea has revealed the severity of the micro-plastic pollution problem. The research work has been completed by Mediterranean EnDangered (MED), an international programme bringing together scientists, teachers, sailors, artists and associations for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea.
Study finds Mediterranean Sea biomass potentially dominated by plastic particles
Unsafe disposal of water waste in Pennsylvania
Posted Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:45:00 GMT by Paromita PainThe state of Pennsylvania is in the midst of controversy since last week when it was discovered that the liquid that gushes from its gas wells is only partially treated for substances that could be environmentally harmful, then dumped into rivers and streams from which communities get their drinking water. This creates water that is salty to taste and harmful to health.
Unsafe disposal of water waste in Pennsylvania
Pacific ''Plastic Debris'' area not as big as previously estimated
Posted Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:33:04 GMT by Julian JacksonThere is a large amount of plastic rubbish floating in the oceans but the claims about the Great Garbage Patch in the middle of the Pacific between North America and Japan are exaggerated according to research by Oregon State University.
Pacific ''Plastic Debris'' area not as big as previously estimated
A New Year gift of dead birds and fish?
Posted Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:32:51 GMT by Paromita PainThe state of Arkansas is ringing in New Year in a very peculiar way. On New Year's Eve 2000 birds fell dead out of the sky and in another incident last week, thousands of fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River. Officers are saying its disease and not really pollution but environmentalists are saying pollutions and the use of fireworks could be the cause.
A New Year gift of dead birds and fish?
Soil takes years to recover from pollution spills
Posted Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:50:01 GMT by Michael EvansSoil damaged by pollution spills that include heavy metal can take many years to recover. On 25 April 1998, a tailings dam of the Los Frailes lead-zinc mine at Aznalcollar near the Spanish town of Seville suddenly failed and released 4-5 million cubic meters of toxic tailings slurries and liquid into nearby Rio Agrio, a tributary to Rio Guadiamar.
Soil takes years to recover from pollution spills
Deep-water corals in the Gulf of Mexico found fouled by oil
Posted Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:00:00 GMT by Louise MurraySeven miles south west of the Deepwater Horizon wellhead a remotely controlled underwater vehicle called Jason discovered oil-fouled dead and damaged corals at 1400 metres deep.
Deep-water corals in the Gulf of Mexico found fouled by oil
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