U.S. EPA.gov (press release) TDA Research will use the EPA grant to investigate an encapsulation technology that will seal in chemical and biological agent contamination on solid wastes. This technology involves applying an impermeable polymer material to create a barrier ... This ... and more »
Lumina News “We strongly urge you to use nontraditional water , water that doesn't compete with drinking water and agriculture,” Vikram Rao, chairman of the commission's Water and Waste Management Committee, said in a Monday, June 10, phone interview. “The ability ... and more »
Mother Nature Network When the dose was increased, but still at levels found in some wastewater , females produced fewer eggs and males became aggressive, killing femal...
MLive.com Water pollution is the addition of harmful chemicals to natural water . Sources of water pollution in the United States include industrial waste , run-off from fields treated with chemical fertilizers and run-off from areas that have been mined. People ...
Bloomberg Danger Maps, a website Liu started last year, allows people to look up sites such as toxic- waste treatment facilities, oil refineries and power plants. Liu has plotted about 6,000 pollution ... “Real-estate agents and websites who want to boost ... and more »
Chicago Tribune Heavy rains in April quickly swamped Chicago's underground labyrinth of sewers, forcing a stomach-churning surge of waste and runoff back into basements and flooding neighborhoods across the city. The deluge so overloaded the city's aging ...
National Geographic On Wednesday, hundreds of Turkish riot police forced thousands of protestors out of Taksim Square in Istanbul, by showering them with tear gas and blasting them with water cannons. The square has ... The Turkish Human Rights Foundation has reported ...
NyackNewsAndViews Introduced by County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell, the Keep Rockland County Safe from Hydro-Fracking By-Products Law prohibits the sale of all gas drilling waste , its processing at all wastewater treatment plants, and its application on all ...
expressandstar.com The industry claims removing hormones used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products from waste would require the sort of treatment usually reserved for drinking water . A Commons committee questioned the Government's estimated cost of ... and more »
Cleveland Daily Banner The utility already has the funds, part of which have been secured with the state, to convert an old water line into a sewage line. “We have a unique opportunity because we've replaced a ... The wastewater will be pumped out to the sewer line. Lawson ... and more »
