items tagged with Environmental Health
Smart sensors monitor water at Australian lake
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-05-13 08:00:07
Lake Wivenhoe, near Brisbane, is being monitored by a high-tech wireless sensor network in order to test its quality as a major source of drinking water for about 1.5 million people.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-05-13 08:00:07
Lake Wivenhoe, near Brisbane, is being monitored by a high-tech wireless sensor network in order to test its quality as a major source of drinking water for about 1.5 million people.
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Thought-to-be safe insect controller isn’t safe for environment
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-03-12 12:39:12
A team from the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom found a chemical compound that had replaced a banned greenhouse gas because it was bad for the environment is, itself, also bad for the environment. The culprit is a fumigant with the chemical name sulfuryl fluoride.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-03-12 12:39:12
A team from the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom found a chemical compound that had replaced a banned greenhouse gas because it was bad for the environment is, itself, also bad for the environment. The culprit is a fumigant with the chemical name sulfuryl fluoride.
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GoodGuide tells if common home products are safe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-08 09:33:05
You can checkout what chemicals, colorings, and additives are in the products you use, all in the website GoodGuide. Whether you are in the United States, Australia, or elsewhere in the world, you can find if the toys your kids are playing with are safe, along with the safety of many other international products.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-08 09:33:05
You can checkout what chemicals, colorings, and additives are in the products you use, all in the website GoodGuide. Whether you are in the United States, Australia, or elsewhere in the world, you can find if the toys your kids are playing with are safe, along with the safety of many other international products.
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Live 5 months longer in clean air
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-25 17:26:39
A Brigham Young University-Harvard School of Public Health study found that the average life expectancy of people in fifty-one U.S. cities increased by about five months over the past twenty-five years or so years due to cleaner air.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-25 17:26:39
A Brigham Young University-Harvard School of Public Health study found that the average life expectancy of people in fifty-one U.S. cities increased by about five months over the past twenty-five years or so years due to cleaner air.
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DESTROYED: One out of five coral reefs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-11 09:41:31
About 19% of Earth’s coral reefs, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, have been destroyed and the other 81% could follow the same path if humans do not actively (and successfully) reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-12-11 09:41:31
About 19% of Earth’s coral reefs, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, have been destroyed and the other 81% could follow the same path if humans do not actively (and successfully) reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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JOCI grades United States on ocean policy—where’s the dunce cap?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-13 16:22:41
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) grades the states and the U.S. government on their 2007 ocean-policy performance. State and regional governments made the grade, but the federal government needs summer school for a lot of additional tutoring.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-06-13 16:22:41
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) grades the states and the U.S. government on their 2007 ocean-policy performance. State and regional governments made the grade, but the federal government needs summer school for a lot of additional tutoring.
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Fuji Xerox celebrates 30 years, goes greener and updates logo
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-22 01:51:44
Last week, Fuji Xerox celebrated the 30th year of the laser printer with several new models, including colour lasers, LED and Phaser ‘solid ink’ printers. Although there are some consumer models, most are aimed at business and enterprise, with new ‘green’ models aimed at separating Fuji Xerox from the rest of the printing pack.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-22 01:51:44
Last week, Fuji Xerox celebrated the 30th year of the laser printer with several new models, including colour lasers, LED and Phaser ‘solid ink’ printers. Although there are some consumer models, most are aimed at business and enterprise, with new ‘green’ models aimed at separating Fuji Xerox from the rest of the printing pack.
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Discarded chemical weapons causing ocean problems
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-31 12:58:50
An American-Japenese report has described the dumping of thousands of tons of chemical weapons and munitions into the sea. Unfortunately, the countries dumping such chemicals don’t always know where they are located.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-31 12:58:50
An American-Japenese report has described the dumping of thousands of tons of chemical weapons and munitions into the sea. Unfortunately, the countries dumping such chemicals don’t always know where they are located.
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