A treatment, not a cure: Calcium silicate neutralizes an acidic stream
...essfully combat stream acidity is through improved air quality. Until that happens, we are exploring shor...e until the real solution emerges-- a reduction in air pollution." He goes on to warn that, "Viewing calcium applications as a prescriptive cure for acid ...Stanford cooling tool may improve performance of athletes, soldiers
...al around the wrist, and then we draw a bit of the air out of the chamber," he explains. "This causes blood to be pulled into the hand. Then we cool the overlying skin surface of the palm of the hand [by circulating cool water through a closed system on which the palm of the hand rests], which cools the ...Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
...o technology to produce material which will let in air to cool a wearer when it is hot and shut out air when it is cold. This is similar to a system used by pine cones to open up and emit seeds. The Un...Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
...o technology to produce material which will let in air to cool a wearer when it is hot and shut out air when it is cold. This is similar to a system used by pine cones to open up and emit seeds. The Unive...Scientific organizations unite to influence science policy and promote the ERC
...ment of the ERC, provide a forum for scientists to air their views and ensure that the ERC meets their needs. The meeting follows the publication by 'Science magazine' on August 6, 2004, of a petition initiated by ISE to call for urgent action on the ERC and co-signed by 52 European scientific organizati...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...am -- a "frostless" heat pump that produces warmer air than conventional air source heat pumps, especially during the defrosting cycle and at lower overall cost. A heat pump cir...Environmental exposures before and after birth can harm children's lungs
...clic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) through personal air monitors and questionnaires, and distributed additional periodic questionnaires to monitor the children's respiratory health. Study results show that children exposed prenatally to PAHs and postnatally to ETS were more likely to cough and wheeze at ...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...rent and low-noise HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) products and the resulting classroom sound levels (4aAA3). Florida-based acoustician Gary Siebein ( gsiebein@siebeinacoustic.com ) will discuss a multidisciplinary effort between architects, contractors, acoustical consultants, and a s...Amphibians in dramatic decline; Up to 122 extinct since 1980
...e environment, including changes to freshwater and air quality. "Amphibians are one of nature's best i...oblem. Other threats, such as habitat destruction, air and water pollution and consumer demand are leading causes of amphibian decline. Still, scientis...Globetrotting pollutants turn up on Toronto street
... ablation mass spectrometer (LAMS), which pulls in air from College Street and accelerates the pollutants to close to the speed of a bullet. As a particle passes by two lasers, sensors calculate its exact speed and tell the LAMS when to fire a third, high-powered laser that vaporizes a portion of the par...Genetics play role in response to most common asthma drug
...he muscles in the airways and quickly opens up the air passages during an asthma attack, when airways are narrowed. BARGE was developed based on observations from earlier studies that suggested that genetic differences in the beta-receptor might play an important role in how patients respond to albuterol...Common household fragrances may be harming aquatic wildlife, study finds
... enhance the smell of detergents, soaps, shampoos, air fresheners, deodorants, cosmetics and other personal care products. "Synthetic musks can be easily produced and are very cheap," said Stanford postdoctoral fellow Till Luckenbach, lead author of the study. "They get into the environment through sewer...Iraqi civilian deaths increase dramatically after invasion
... forces and 95 percent of those deaths were due to air strikes and artillery. "There is a real necessity for accurate monitoring of civilian deaths during combat situations. Otherwise it is impossible to know the extent of the problems civilians may be facing or how to protect them," explained study co-a...Gene found to defend against environmental pollutants and pulmonary emphysema
...ents, other environmental risk factors can include air pollution and chronic occupational exposure to various dusts. Dr. Biswal said, "With this new gene and environmental interaction discovery, in the future we may be able to identify people who are genetically predisposed to developing lung diseases--n...Do lead bullets continue to be a hazard after they land?
..."Lead metal is unstable when it is in contact with air and water. It corrodes and forms hydrocerrussite, the white coating seen on old bullets in museums. That slows corrosion," Rimstidt said. However some lead escapes, he said. "But we learned that it is absorbed in the top few inches of soil and does ...Tiny paddle oscillator senses the mass of a virus
...rus particles to adhere to the antibodies. Because air damps the vibration and greatly reduces the "Q," or selectivity, of the system, the treated paddles were placed in a vacuum for testing. From the frequency shift of about 10 kHz the researchers calculated that an average of about six virus particles...November nutrition news from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts
...ey can be caused by environmental factors--such as air pollution, cigarette smoking, and pesticides. Antioxidants, found in many fruits and vegetables, prevent further damage in the cell by quenching these free radicals. Taylor and his colleagues are currently examining ways in which nutrients, such as a...A $2 Million NSF grant brings technology and biology together at UC Riverside
... grant to study the impact of excess nitrogen from air pollution on the plant world. http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=890 Now Professor Mike Allen is leading a team to use technology to monitor agricultural impacts on the environment. "Our project will deve...Ground-level ozone linked to increased mortality
...ow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) clean air standards. The study appears in the November 17, 2...Health, which routinely assesses health effects of air pollution on a national scale. To determine the association between ozone and mortality, the researc......er vapour. The miniscule water drops formed in the air as a result of this, reflect the sunlight back before it reaches the Earth, causing the Earth to cool. There are various reasons why plankton exert a greater influence on the climate in the southern hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere. For ex...