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High Nitrogen Levels in Santa Monica Mountains May Adversely Impact Native Plants

Initial results from experiments conducted in the Santa Monica Mountains by a botanist at the University of California, Riverside and her colleagues indicate that high levels of nitrogen may adversely impact native plants and, by extension, increase the risk of wildfire.

28 Jan 2014

Novinda’s AS HgX Mercury Removal Technology Wins 2013 Technology Merit Award

Novinda Corp., a leader in non-carbon mercury removal technologies, announced today that its flagship product – Amended Silicates® HgX (AS HgX) - received the Technology Merit Award for Air Quality products from the Environmental Business Journal’s 2013 Business Achievement Award competition.

24 Jan 2014

Better Understanding of Geochemical Processes in Deep Repositories for Storage of Radioactive Waste

Chemical reactions will change the nature of the deep repository and the surrounding rock (clay rock); that much is certain. But to what extent and with what impact on safety? Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute are looking to answer this question with the aid of a combination of experiments and computer simulations.

17 Jan 2014

Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics Leading to Increased Amounts of Mercury Deposition

DRI scientists' co-author study examining changing atmospheric chemistry in fragile northern ecosystems

17 Jan 2014

LLNL and Calysta Partner to Develop Natural Gas to Liquid Fuel Conversion Technology

In an effort to put to good use natural gas (methane) that might otherwise become pollution, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is collaborating with start-up company Calysta Energy on a new technology to convert natural gas to liquid fuel.

17 Jan 2014

Projects to be Submitted by February 14 for Global Valeo Innovation Challenge

300 teams from 40 countries and representing 254 universities have already signed up on the website dedicated to the global Valeo Innovation Challenge.

16 Jan 2014

UMass Amherst Scientist to Use Advanced Monitoring Methods to Assess Health Risk from Air Pollution

Launching a natural research experiment in Kathmandu, Nepal, this month using advanced monitoring methods to assess health risk from air pollution, environmental health scientist Rick Peltier at the University of Massachusetts Amherst hopes to demonstrate for the first time in a real-world setting that air pollution can and should be regulated based on toxicology variables rather than simply on the volume of particles in the air.

8 Jan 2014

Georgia Power Reports Successful ‘Renew Our Rivers’ Volunteer Campaign in 2013

Georgia Power announced today the results of its annual Renew Our Rivers volunteer campaign, a program which organizes cleanup events on waterways and lakes near the company's generation facilities throughout the state. During 2013, approximately 2,000 Georgia Power employees coordinated or participated in 22 local cleanup events and removed more than 100,000 pounds of litter and debris from rivers and surrounding lakes.

From Georgia Power Company 3 Jan 2014

NPL Leads European Consortium to Develop New Methane Measurement Instruments

The Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is leading a European consortium to develop and test new methane measurement instruments for municipal shale gas extraction, waste water treatment plants and gas distribution. The consortium includes Cuadrilla Resources, Veolia Environnement and National Grid.

20 Dec 2013

Uranium Sequestered in Wetlands Maybe More Mobile Than Previously Believed

EPFL researchers studying a natural wetland near a decommissioned uranium mine in Limousin, France, have shown that under certain circumstances the uranium present in the wetland could be more mobile than previously believed.

20 Dec 2013