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Personal Care Products Linked to Pollution

Monday, May 19th, 2008 - 18:53:53 - Ehud Rattner

Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial...

Fungus to Solve Uranium Pollution?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 - 20:13:17 - Ehud Rattner

Uranium pollution from high-tech armor and munitions is one of the dangerous legacies of the wars in the Balkans and Iraq. But a naturally occurring...

Death of Beetle Tree Releases More Carbon

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 - 18:26:40 - Ehud Rattner

An infestation of beetles could convert large swathes of Canadian forests to carbon sources rather than sinks, a new study suggests. Fueled by warmer...

Absence of Clouds Hurt Ancient Enivronment

Saturday, April 12th, 2008 - 08:03:46 - Ehud Rattner

In a world without human-produced pollution, biological productivity controls cloud formation and may be the lever that caused supergreenhouse...

Chronic Illness Linked to Coal-Mining

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 - 17:11:06 - Ehud Rattner

Pollution from coal mining may have a negative impact on public health in mining communities, according to data analyzed in a West Virginia...

How Pollution Can Help to Clean the Air

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 - 22:28:17 - Ehud Rattner

Some types of air pollution might be doing a good turn by creating extra doses of atmospheric cleaner, according to new research. A lab study has...

Arctic Pollution’s Surprising History

Friday, March 21st, 2008 - 19:19:05 - Ehud Rattner

Scientists know that air pollution particles from mid-latitude cities migrate to the Arctic and form an ugly haze, but a new University of Utah study...

Polluted Prey Causes Birds to Change Tune

Friday, February 29th, 2008 - 14:00:00 - Ehud Rattner

A new study by researchers at Cardiff University, reveals that wild birds foraging on invertebrates contaminated with environmental pollutants, show...

Microsensors to Measure Pollutants on Site
Friday, November 9th, 2007 - Roni Barr
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have recently developed a miniature sensor that can measure air and water...