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No need for old tyres to be an environmental hazard thanks to new recycling technology
A new recycling process could be the answer to alleviating the environmental burden of old tyres.
Climate change will show which animals can take the heat
Oh so close ... The speckled black salamander, one of the species studied, could expand its current range (orange) into new territory (gray). Climate change, however, will put the new areas beyond the salamander’s reach. Credit: Sax Lab/Brown University ...New Zealand's environment perceived to be in 'good' state overall but increasing concerns about freshwater issues
Lincoln University has released the findings of its 6th biennial survey of ‘Peoples’ Perceptions of the State of the New Zealand Environment’ with New Zealanders continuing to consider the state and management of the environment to be ‘good and better than in other developed countries’....New Otago study focuses on health aspects of toxic site clean-up
University of Otago researchers have received a Health Research Council of New Zealand and Ministry of Health partnership research grant to conduct an epidemiological study of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site in Mapua....Tackling the global clean air challenge
Geneva - In many cities air pollution is reaching levels that threaten people's health according to an unprecedented compilation of air quality data released today by WHO. The information includes data from nearly 1100 cities across 91 countries, including capital cities and cities with more than 100 000 residents. ...New method cleans up textile industry’s most dangerous chemicals
Textile dying is one of the most environmentally hazardous aspects of the textile industry....New Understanding of How Humans and the Environment Interact
National Science Foundation Grants Awarded for Research on Coupled Natural and Human Systems...City birds toxic
Toxic industrial pollutants contaminate bird eggs in Australia's major eastern cities at levels seven to nine times higher than those in inland areas, a new study has found....Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates Linked to Decreased Mental and Motor Development and Increased Behavioral Problems at Age Three
These Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals, Which are Widely Present in the Environment, May Cause Changes in the Developing Brain...McLean and the University of Colorado Research Shows Improvements are Needed to Enhance Accuracy in Gene-by-Environment Interaction Studies
Belmont, MA - A new study from McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the University of Colorado concludes that genetic research drawing correlations between specific genes, environmental variables and the combined impact they have on the development of some psychiatric illnesses needs additional scrutiny and replication before being accepted as true. ...
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Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
on
28/09/2011 04:57:08
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