UTA study examines potential sources of groundwater contamination in private wells
Perception vs. reality in groundwater contaminationCredit: UT Arlington A study led by environmental researchers at The University of Texas at ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
Research brief: Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought
New UNLV research provides context for climate history of Guatemalan rainforestsCredit: Amos Winter, Indiana State University Tourists today spend thousands ...
Waterbug from european rivers found in the Iberian Peninsula
New family of Heteroptera in the fauna of CataloniaCredit: Ekkerhardt Wachmann Aphelocheirus aestivalis, a waterbug found in mid and high ...
Extreme weather conditions can tax urban drainage systems to the max
New design approach needed to handle impact of climate changeCredit: UBC Okanagan During a typical Canadian winter, snow accumulation and ...
Forest soils recovering from effects of acid rain
Credit: Jennifer Knoepp Before the United States 1970 Clean Air Act, rainfall all over the country was acidic. As precipitation ...
Southern Illinois’ Len Small levee likely to fail even if repaired, study says
Credit: Ken Olson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Alexander County sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio ...
Green infrastructure provides benefits that residents are willing to work for, study shows
Credit: Noelwah Netusil. URBANA, Ill. - Urban areas face increasing problems with stormwater management. Impervious surfaces on roads and buildings ...
US sea-level report cards: 2019 data adds to trend in acceleration
Water levels at 25 of 32 stations rose at higher rate than in 2018Credit: Virginia Institute of Marine Science The ...
A material benefit to society, Sandia scientist elected AAAS fellow
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories A perennial inventor of advanced materials has been elected fellow of the American Association for the ...
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; ...
Flushing nitrogen from seawater-based toilets
Credit: © 2020 Muhammad Ali A novel salt-tolerant bacterium cultured from the Red Sea effectively removes nitrogen from salty wastewater, ...
Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwaterCredit: David Sutherland/University of Oregon Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end ...
New portable tool analyzes microbes in the environment
Device could be used to find threats to ecosystemsCredit: Jianye Sui Imagine a device that could swiftly analyze microbes in ...
Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems face a perfect storm
Credit: Nick Graham A combination of climate change, extreme weather and pressure from local human activity is causing a collapse ...
Chemicals in the environment: A focus on mixtures
Combined chemical and bioanalytical methods are able to efficiently characterize chemical mixturesCredit: Bodo Tiedemann Chemicals have improved our quality of ...
Deep diving scientists discover bubbling CO2 hotspot
Credit: University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific ...
What’s in Puget sound? New technique casts a wide net for concerning chemicals
Credit: Ryan Moriarty/UW Tacoma The waters of Puget Sound support many species, including mussels, salmon and killer whales. But researchers ...
Helping roadside soils bounce back after construction
Credit: Jamie Luther Everyone hates road construction, even the soils and bodies of water around the roads. Paved roads can't ...
Advanced polymers help streamline water purification, environmental remediation
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It takes a lot of energy to collect, clean and dispose of ...
Are sinking soils in the Everglades related to climate change?
Credit: Andres Rodriguez Characterized by alligators, airboats and catfish, the Everglades is a region of swampy wetlands in southern Florida. ...