Posts Tagged ‘contamination’
Purify water with tiny magnetic scavengers
STANFORD (US) — Nanoparticles that can be removed quickly by magnet could offer a promising new way to disinfect water. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 12:38 - 0 Comments
Air, dust tests reveal chemicals at daycare
UC BERKELEY (US) — A new study of 40 California childcare facilities found elevated levels of some contaminants, particularly formaldehyde, a respiratory irritant and carcinogen. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 23, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Coated sand filters dirty water
RICE U. (US) — A bit of nanotech “magic” is turning sand into a super-effective water purifier. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 26, 2010 12:32 - 1 Comment
Nation’s ‘salad bowl’ not overrun with E. coli
UC DAVIS (US)—A strain of E. coli known to cause illness in humans appears to be present but rare in some wildlife species of California’s Central Coast region—an area often referred to as the nation’s “salad bowl.” (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 12, 2010 12:21 - 0 Comments
In China, a mining town amid toxic heaps
INDIANA U. (US)—Waters around the Xikuangshan mine in southwest China contain levels of antimony that are two to four orders of magnitude higher than normal, making it a unique laboratory to study the contaminant’s environmental impact. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 26, 2010 17:26 - 0 Comments
Lab confirms salmonella in nationwide outbreak
U. IOWA (US)—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 24, 2009 13:45 - 0 Comments
Day at the beach—sand, surf, and sickness
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Building castles in the sand can make beachgoers feel less than groovy. New research shows those who play and dig in beach sand are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf. (more…)
Earth & Environment, Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2009 11:15 - 0 Comments
Digging deep for clues to Asian water crisis
STANFORD (US)—Health experts have called the water crisis in southern Asia the largest mass poisoning in history. While more than 140 million people drink arsenic-contaminated groundwater each day—and thousands die each year from chronic exposure—the source of the poisoning has been difficult to trace. New clues found in an isolated region of Cambodia could help millions tap safer water sources. (more…)
