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Waste Water Treatment Plant Mud Used As 'Green' Fuel
June 23, 2009 — Scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions and comply with the Kyoto ... > full story -
Large 2009 Gulf Of Mexico 'Dead Zone' Predicted
June 18, 2009 — Aquatic ecologists say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a half-billion-dollar ... > full story -
Simulating Pharmaceutical And Personal Care Product Transport
May 19, 2009 — Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) carried in biosolids (i.e., treated sewage sludge) may reach surface waters or groundwater when these materials are applied as fertilizer to ... > full story -
Wind, Salt And Water Are Leading Indicators Of Land Degradation In Abu Dhabi Desert Lands
May 6, 2009 — The desert lands of Abu Dhabi are subjected to various land degradation stresses, including wind erosion, salinization, waterlogging, landfilling and overgrazing. Sustaining these lands has become an ... > full story -
Caribbean At Risk Of Tsunami, Disaster Experts Warn
April 21, 2009 — Up to 30,000 residents and tourists could be under threat from a newly discovered tsunami risk in the Caribbean, according to experts in disaster risk management. The heavily populated coast of ... > full story -
Hispaniola Was A Tropical Cyclone 'Target' Five Times In 2008
April 2, 2009 — In 2008, residents of Hispaniola experienced one of their worst hurricane seasons in recent memory. Hispaniola, the Caribbean island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is located directly ... > full story -
One Quarter Of The World’s Population Depends On Degrading Land
March 20, 2009 — A new study attempts for the first time to measure the extent and severity of land degradation across the globe and concludes that 24% of the land area is degrading -- often in very productive areas. ... > full story -
Wenchuan Earthquake Mudslides Emit Greenhouse Gas
March 2, 2009 — Mudslides that followed the May 12, 2008, Wenchuan, China earthquake may cause a carbon-dioxide release in upcoming decades equivalent to two percent of current annual global carbon emissions from ... > full story -
Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine And Freshwater Ecosystems
February 19, 2009 — Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones," as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus ... > full story -
Grass Strips Help Curb Erosion, Herbicide Transport
January 31, 2009 — Grass filter strips placed in riparian zones not only curb soil erosion, but can help block and degrade the widely used herbicide atrazine, scientists ... > full story
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