Science news articles about 'environmental fate'

  • Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them

    ... ,” said Kurt Pennell, a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. “But in different ... them are discarded. Researchers want to know more about the environmental fate of nanoparticles to avoid creating problems ...
  • Fungi have a hand in depleted uranium's environmental fate

    ... an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left ... out from the soil.” Gadd said that a combination of environmental and biological factors is involved in the ...
  • OU researchers isolate microorganisms that convert hydrocarbons to natural gas

    ... of University of Oklahoma researchers began studying the environmental fate of spilt petroleum, a problem that has plagued ... with this specialization. OU is an exciting place to be if you are an environmental microbiologist. This initiative has unified this group of experts ...
  • Fate and effects of the drug Tamiflu in the environment

    ... SEK to a new research project that will study the environmental fate and effects of the anti-viral drug ... . This research project is interdisciplinary and will combine studies on the environmental fate of the drug with in vivo studies of the development ...
  • Knocking nanoparticles off the socks

    ... for the Nov. 1 issue of ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, may suggest ways that manufacturers ... implications for the risk assessment of silver textiles and also for environmental fate studies of nanosilver, because they show ...
  • At UC Davis, South Americans learn to help health, environment and industry back home

    ... , Argentina, and recognized the needs for advanced training in environmental toxicology in the region. Last founded the Fogarty Center ... country. The paper, "A Clomazone Immunoassay to Study the Environmental Fate of the Herbicide in Uruguayan Rice Production ...
  • Long-lasting chemicals threaten the environment and human health

    ... input values in order to estimate a chemical's environmental persistence. The chemicals to be screened were taken from the High ... System database maintained by the EPA to monitor the environmental fate of chemicals produced in amounts exceeding ...
  • First report on fate of underwater dispersants in Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    ... Kujawinski and colleagues note ongoing concern about the environmental fate of the 1.4 million gallons ... spill. Thus, no data exists on the environmental fate of dispersants in deep water, the scientists ...
  • Where has all the Gulf spill oil gone?

    ... questions remain about the fate and environmental impact of the marine oil caused by the massive spill in the Gulf ... , LA), developed a computer model to predict the environmental fate and impact of the oil and chemical dispersant ...
  • Deep below the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    ... of the Gulf of Mexico and permits superior estimation of the environmental impact of escaping oil, allowing for a more precise ... deep sea consequences of spills. "Modeling the environmental fate of hydrocarbons in deep water ecosystems ...
  • Farm soil determines environmental fate of phosphorous

    ... that soils have taken on a new role: mediating the environmental consequences of modern farming. The study focuses ... a lot while being aware of local and global environmental costs. What this means for management is different ...
  • Sewage lagoons remove most -- but not all -- pharmaceuticals

    ... in the University of Illinois department of natural resources and environmental sciences, researchers determined the effectiveness of rural ... , Zheng said. More research needs to be conducted to understand the environmental fate and negative effects of PPCP and hormone ...

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