Microorganisms are cleaning up Boston Harbor, UMass study finds
...f practices change." Marine harbors are frequently polluted with contaminants from fuel spills, industrial waste, shipping activities, runoff, soot, and creosote-treated pilings, Lovley said. Although some chemical portions of these contaminants readily degrade, PAHs tend to accumulate in the sediment. "They'...U.S.-German research consortium sequences genome of versatile soil microbe
..., such as producing natural compounds, remediating polluted habitats, and fighting plant diseases," Nelson said. P. putida is a fast-growing bacterium that is found in most temperate soil and water habitats where oxygen is present. Because the bacterium can colonize the root area of crop plants, researchers a...Wetlands clean selenium from agricultural runoff
...enium made headlines in 1983 when high levels from polluted farm water were found at the Kesterson national wi... very efficient and affordable solution to ridding polluted water of a toxic chemical," said Terry. "Plants grow year after year, and while a constructed wetlan...UCI study offers blueprint for pinpointing sources of beach water pollution
...l to make a real difference in efforts to clean up polluted beaches."...Scientists target microorganisms to break down toxic pesticide
...nvironmental samples were collected from different polluted sites to identify and isolate microorganisms for their ability to breakdown endosulfan. Out of 10 microorganisms isolated and screened, two proved successful in degrading endosulfan: Fusarium and Pandoraea spp. Project leader William T. Frankenberger...Sea Grant News & Notes for March 26, 2003
...to compare with marker genes in samples taken from polluted water. The results should help trace whether the fecal pollution is coming from human, wildlife or farm or other sources. The existing standard tests can take two weeks to a month to determine results. The "Bacteroides-Prevotella" test, which is stil...Amorous worms reveal effects of Chernobyl
...wed double the rate of asexual reproduction in the polluted lake. Polikarpov thinks the worms have switched to sexual reproduction in an attempt to protect themselves from the radiation. Sexual reproduction allows natural selection to promote genes that offer better protection from radiation damage, and "the...No detectable risk from mercury in seafood, study shows
...t in lakes and rivers, since there are hundreds of polluted waterways whose fish are dangerous to eat in abundance, often because of pollutants like PCBs. The Seychelles study came about as a result of previous work by the same Rochester team, which put together the first precise data showing that pre-natal ...Novel bacterium detoxifies chlorinated pollutants
...es as it destroys harmful chlorinated compounds in polluted environments, leaving behind environmentally benign end products. The finding opens the door for designing more efficient and successful bioremediation strategies for thousands of contaminated sites that remain threats, despite years of expensive cle...City-grown air pollution is tougher on country trees
...of metropolitan New York City, as well as in other polluted cities, Gregg and her colleagues have found "footprints" of lower-than-expected ozone exposures. As Gregg explains the facts of atmospheric chemistry in the city, "Ozone is what we call a secondary pollutant. So while the primary precursors for ozo...Duke ecologist finds devastation, hope in Iraqi marshes
...vegetation could be harnessed to clean some of the polluted water. First, however, Iraqis will have to overcome the aftermath of war and 30 years of neglect that has decimated the country's research infrastructure, Richardson said. He and his colleagues witnessed the destruction firsthand at the University ...Purdue research plots new field in plant genomics
... may be able to engineer plants that will clean up polluted soils. Salt collaborated on this study with researchers at the University of California-San Diego, the University of Missouri, Dartmouth College, the University of Minnesota, and the Scripps Research Institute in California. The National Science Foun...Fe-TAML(R) activators developed at Carnegie Mellon decolorize textile mill wastewater
...e mills and are highly promising for clearing this polluted water. The results of extensive field trials of t...n peroxide are highly promising for clearing water polluted with textile mill dyes" said Colin Horwitz, a research associate professor at Carnegie Mellon who is...UGA researchers use transgenic trees to help clean up toxic waste site
...r chemical factory near Brunswick, for example, is polluted with mercury and other toxic chemicals. Mercury co...s them better candidates for long-term cleaning of polluted soil. Phytoremediation is a relatively new field and one gaining international interest. A team of p...Don't drink the water: Texas A&M researcher conducting study of polluted Mexican lake
...on people and a history as one of the world's most polluted areas, finding drinkable water can be more than ju...ide useful information that could be used in other polluted waters around the world, says Ayal Anis, professor of oceanography at Texas A&M-Galveston. Anis and ...NIEHS-funded researchers find low-level ozone increases respiratory risk of asthmatic children
...r studies of children with asthma living in highly polluted regions, such as Mexico City and Los Angeles, all concluded that exposure to ozone and fine particles in excess of 120 parts per billion (ppb) and 65 micrograms per cubic meter ( g/m3), respectively, greatly increased the risk for respiratory symptom...Pushing marine fish aquaculture forward
...closed aquaculture systems that do not release any polluted water or create any other environmental hazards, and evaluation of aquaculture methods that are low cost and energy efficient. Besides this work, talks at the conference will cover such topics as: How U.S. regulations have pushed many investors and ...LabNotes -- Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
...flies called midges thrive in a healthy stream; in polluted water, their numbers diminish. Ecologists have come to rely on midge-species counts for an inexpensive snapshot of stream health. But raw numbers reveal nothing about changes-in-progress that portend environmental peril. Pacific Northwest National La...A new hope for heavy metal contaminated soils
...dopsis halleri is naturally found on soils heavily polluted with cadmium and zinc. It exhibits extreme metal tolerance and belongs to a small group of approximately 400 taxa of plants which accumulate heavy metals to extraordinary concentrations specifically in their above-ground biomass. These traits are pot...'Homegrown' relief for victims of arsenic poisoning in South Asia
...heir drinking water from rivers, streams and ponds polluted with human and animal waste. Cholera, typhoid, diarrhea and other water-borne diseases resulted and killed hundreds of thousands of people each year. In the 1970s, Unicef and other aid agencies helped the government of Bangladesh build tube wells to ...