New process for efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Improved filtration system made of a polymer membrane with activated carbon eliminates estradiol with an efficiency of more than 99% ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
The potential of green infrastructure in mitigating flood impacts: Focused on the mobility of low income and minority comunities
Credit: Photo by Eugene Lee Short-term flooding from extreme storm events poses a serious transportation challenge in U.S. cities. This ...
New species of freshwater Crustacea found in the hottest place on earth
Credit: M. Pallmann SMNS / Pallmann A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the ...
Monitoring and reporting framework to protect World Heritage Sites from invasive species
A team of international scientists have devised a new monitoring and reporting framework to help protect World Heritage Sites from ...
Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time
Scale of marine intrusion comparable to that on landCredit: Bugnot et al., 'Current and projected global extent of marine built ...
How weather affects crawfish harvests
Credit: LSU AgCenter The life cycle of a crawfish can be fairly straight forward. In the summer months, crawfish reproduce ...
Canada renews support for UN University Institute in Hamilton addressing world water issues: $10M
Research organization is at forefront of pressing global water challenges; New funding coincides with World Water Week and UN's 75th ...
Artificial intelligence learns continental hydrology
The complex distribution of continental water masses in South America has been determined with a new Deep-Learning-Method using satellite dataCredit: ...
A spatial regime shift to stickleback dominance
Credit: Photo: Joakim Hansen/Azote Large numbers of three-spined stickleback have gradually taken over larger parts of the Baltic Sea's coastal ...
New device can measure toxic lead within minutes
Researchers create portable lab-on-a-chip that could detect many contaminantsCredit: Azam Gholizadeh Rutgers researchers have created a miniature device for measuring ...
Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change
New study suggests fewer resources are depleting than previously estimated, but authors urge caution in unsustainable extraction levelsCredit: Mohammed Shamshudda/Richard ...
Getting to the root of the problem
Credit: James Burridge Roots play a vital role in crop plants. They take up water and nutrients for the plant ...
UM researchers receive major grant to study melting of famous glacier
Credit: Martin Truffer, University of Alaska Fairbanks MISSOULA - The National Science Foundation has awarded researchers at the University of ...
Downstream effects: Sturgeon lifespan, fertility vary strikingly with river conditions
Specimens on lower Missouri living 3x shorter, producing 10x fewer eggs than upriver counterpartsCredit: Photo: Sam Stukel, U.S. Fish and ...
Greenland ice sheet shows losses in 2019
AWI researchers confirm record ice losses in Greenland in 2019 based on data from the GFZ/NASA satellite mission GRACE Follow-OnCredit: ...
Fossil leaves show high atmospheric carbon spurred ancient ‘global greening’
A unique New Zealand deposit opens insights into how modern climate change may proceedCredit: Jennifer Bannister/University of Otago Scientists studying ...
Water contaminant could have neurotoxic effects on children
Are those relying on private well water potentially at greater risk?Credit: (Samantha Ying/UCR) Manganese isn't considered a major water contaminant ...
Bacteria can defuse dangerous chemical in Rassaic River
Rutgers study suggests pollutant's toxicity could be decreasedCredit: Donna E. Fennell Bacteria that can help defuse highly toxic dioxin in ...
The Marine Technology Society announces its 2020 award recipients
Recognizing engineers, scientists, technologists, policy-makers, educators, and students who have made a significant impact on the profession or in their ...
Contextual engineering adds deeper perspective to local projects
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - When engineers develop drinking water systems, they often expect their ...