Texas A&M public health researchers found that older homes with lead pipes, in conjunction with the chemicals used during the water purification process, underlie the problem.
Study Finds Lead in Drinking Water in Some Eastern Houston Homes
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Oil and Water: University Researchers Say Better Monitoring Needed to Secure Vital Groundwater Supplies
When it comes to groundwater quality, fracking receives much of the public attention but misses most of the picture.
Which City is Most Polluted? No One Knows
Scant on-the-ground monitoring means researchers lack basic information.
Forest Study Shows How Plants Adapt to Rising Carbon Dioxide
Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and the University of California synthesised 80 years of tree ring research from tropical forests to pinpoint how well they use water.
Scientists Discover Abundance of Plastic in Sea Ice Collected in the Arctic’s Northwest Passage
A research team, led by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, recently returning from a groundbreaking, 18-day expedition aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden has made a discovery related to plastics in the Arctic Ocean.
Enhanced Tree Trimming Reduces Storm-related Power Outages
Regular tree trimming can reduce power outages caused by lines being knocked down, according to new research.
