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New process might help clean up lead smelter town environment
Cosmos· 6 days agoThe technology known as Resin in the Moist Mix (RIMM) can recover 90% of copper tailings compared to...
A-B Tech works to shore up its stormwater infrastructure
Mountain Xpress· 14 hours agoWhen it rains on the campus of A-B Tech, stormwater pours off its plethora of parking lots into the...
Water temps soar in Florida Keys. Can coral reefs stand another bout of extreme heat?
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“The concern is that if temperatures are this warm already it won’t take much for seasonal warming...
Move over, cicadas, Wisconsinites have other bugs to dodge. What about mayflies, or lake flies?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"Think of it as free lawn fertilizer." The abundance of mayflies and midges as well as other aquatic...
Iowa AG asked to litigate massive fertilizer spill
Quad-City Times· 7 days agoNEW Cooperative used soil to block a ditch that goes to the East Nishnabotna River to prevent further contamination from a March fertilizer spill. The...
South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens...
The Conversation· 7 days agoFor 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg’s estimated 278 abandoned mines ...
Eco-tip: Public Works Week engages local students with unique displays
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe agency’s Engineering Services Division had...ran off the first and soaked into the second. Attendees crowded around the creative and fun “Rock and Roll Sediment Transport ...
South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto's water and soil—study finds food gardens are...
Phys.org· 5 days agoBefore 1994 in South Africa, African communities were forcibly relocated to places near mine dumps in Soweto, south-west of Johannesburg. Today, Soweto is home to 1.9 million people who are ...
Buried kelp: Seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought
Phys.org· 1 day agoWhen we consider natural carbon storage in the deep oceans, we generally focus on phytoplankton....
Buried kelp: seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought
The Conversation· 3 days agoDeep in the ocean lies the world’s largest active carbon reservoir, which plays a pivotal role in buffering our planet’s climate. Of the roughly 10 billion tonnes carbon dioxide we emit each ...