Sep. 13, 2018News
The increasing global demand for fish cannot be met in the long term without aquaculture. In order to maintain high quality standards, enormous quantities of fresh water have to be provided. In a joint project with partners from research ...
Mar. 20, 2018News
Most of us are used to turning on a tap and water coming out. We rarely question whether this will happen or whether the water is clean enough to bathe in or drink. Though the process of maintaining water quality is practically invisible ...
Jan. 08, 2018News
Engineers at Rice University’s Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center have found a catalyst that cleans toxic nitrates from drinking water by converting them into air and water. The research is available online in the ...
Aug. 05, 2016News
Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America's coastlines. ...
Jul. 23, 2015News
When unsafe levels of lead are found in drinking water, the culprit has typically been lead pipes or lead-containing brass and bronze fittings, but in a new study researchers clearly show that lead present in the zinc coating of galvanized ...
Jun. 24, 2015News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a website that allows access to information about the pollutants that are released into local waterways. The tool called "Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading ...
The European Environment Ageny EEA website offers a great wealth of information regarding all aspects of European environmental protection, as well as news regarding the state of the environment. A particular merit of the site ...
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