Researchers at the UAB, in collaboration with the UB and the company Litoclean, manage to decontaminate an aquifer with a high concentration of organochlorine compounds biologically by bieostimulating bacteria capable of breaking down these compounds.
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Ghosts of Land Use Past
UD researcher examines how removing milldams might impact water quality.
Lead Isotopes Provide New Tool for Tracking Coal Ash in Dust, Soil and Sediments
Inhaling dust that contains fly ash particles from coal combustion has been linked to lung and heart disease, cancer, nervous system disorders and other ill effects.
How Rare Earth Element (REE)-rich Deposits in Central Sweden Formed
Much of our modern technology relies on the use of rare earth elements (REEs), and a key to finding more of them is to understand the processes that concentrate them in the Earth’s crust.
Higher Air Pollution Days Trigger Cardiac Arrests and Hospitalisations
New data reveals extent of health issues affecting UK people due to high air pollution.
Researchers Use Satellite Data to Calculate Snow Depth in Mountain Ranges
Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have developed a method to measure the snow depth in all mountain ranges in the Northern Hemisphere using satellites.