Pollution Control

A Duke University study lists the current, major environmental problems related to the toxic impacts of global climate change and global warming causes.

Dec 10, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Potential environmental pollution from dairy cow and pig effluent depends on levels of BOD, nutrients, sediments, pathogenic micro-organisms and odour-causing gases.

Dec 10, 2009 - Lee Clift

Leading Canadian environmentalists Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie expose themselves to an array of chemicals found in everyday products, with alarming results.

Dec 2, 2009 - Chris Saliba

Entrepeneurs in third world countries are using mercury to extract gold from the ground in ways that pollute the water and soil of the environment.

Nov 27, 2009 - Eilene Toppin Ording

Four Congressional Acts control pollution in U.S. waters: the Clean Water Act; the Ocean Dumping Act; the Oil Pollution Act; and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Nov 17, 2009 - Jason Parent

Think that toxic chemicals are spewing into the air from every factory chimney? What is visible is not usually the most harmful.

Nov 15, 2009 - Eilene Toppin Ording

Global warming and pollution threats to coral reefs and other ocean life are explained. The Nature Conservancy & NOAA announce a plan to protect coral reef bleaching.

Nov 11, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Concern is being expressed about the number of golf balls that are littering some surprising places and adding to background toxicity as they degrade.

Nov 11, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Natural gas vehicles produce fewer pollutants and offer many benefits over gasoline and diesel vehicles.

Nov 2, 2009 - Jacqueline Lerche

An institute ecosystem study summary provides air pollution facts about chemical environment impacts on bio-diversity, soil pollution, and the plant life cycle.

Oct 16, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Effective placement of trees can benefit air quality and the health of city residents while reducing energy consumption.

Sep 26, 2009 - Jacqueline Lerche

Two bills in the Congress aim to protect swimmers' health by requiring timely notification of unsafe pollution levels at U.S. beaches and sewage overflows into waterways.

Sep 21, 2009 - Jennifer Mueller

Sewage, animal waste, and other pollution that could expose U.S. swimmers to a host of waterborne illnesses necessitated 20,000 beach closing and advisory days in 2008.

Sep 21, 2009 - Jennifer Mueller

Water pollution harms more than the environment, it also has severe effects on human health.

Sep 14, 2009 - Elizabeth Humphreys

Comparing the Nissan Leaf, Toyota plug-in Prius, and Chevrolet Volt shows that the Leaf has the longest driving range (100 miles) per charge of these new electric cars.

Sep 11, 2009 - Molly Markey

A university study discusses fertilizers and their impact on land pollution and food safety. The EPA gives information about water pollution from fertilizer, pesticides.

Sep 3, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Silver is being promoted as an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical-based disinfectants, but research has yet to determine its impact on the environment.

Aug 23, 2009 - Sharon Russell

The future of Rolls Royce could change with the introduction of an eco-friendly model, helping to cut the carbon emissions.

Aug 7, 2009 - Rebecca Campbell

The Pacific Garbage Patch, that is about 1,000 miles west of San Francisco, is a plastic island of garbage nearly twice the size of Texas.

Aug 5, 2009 - Jeremy Glennon

America's 1 million miles of water pipes deliver some of the safest water in the world to homes and businesses, but those pipes are aging and repair is under-funded.

Aug 2, 2009 - Jennifer Mueller

Hazardous U.S. coastal ocean pollution contains flame retardants. A study on the causes of water pollution in the Gulf of Mexico finds feces in coastal water.

Jul 31, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Many microfiber cleaning products bear eco-friendly labels, but limited research on the full life cycle of these fabrics leaves some environmental questions unanswered.

Jul 26, 2009 - Sharon Russell

Why coral reefs die from water and air pollution. Reasons why point source ocean pollution affects ocean life, and the coral reef food web.

Jun 29, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Triclosan has recently been linked to health issues in humans, but its degradation of the natural environment is equally devastating and deserving of awareness.

Jun 18, 2009 - Wendy Picard

A Hohenheim University study of land pollution in Forests and Grasslands reveals a decline in some pollutants, and lists environmental problems from the increase of NOx.

Jun 18, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson