Early spring rain boosts methane from thawing permafrost by 30 percent
Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Arctic permafrost is thawing as the Earth warms due to climate change. In some cases, ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
Study: Environmental regulations may have unintended consequences in energy production
Many countries have passed environmental laws to preserve natural ecosystems. Although the regulations seem to have improved preservation efforts, they ...
Study of brine discharge from desalination plant finds good news and bad news
Brine discharged from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant raises offshore salinity levels more than permitted, but researchers found no direct local ...
UN University compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater
At least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water containing arsenic at levels above the World Health ...
Major study could benefit 11 million Thai people living in vulnerable coastal zones
Credit: Suparee Boonmanun A major study aims to improve understanding of the vulnerability of Thailand's shoreline and coastal communities to ...
Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun ...
Trout, salamander populations quickly bounce back from severe drought conditions
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Populations of coastal cutthroat trout and coastal giant salamanders in the Pacific Northwest show the ability to ...
New method uses ultraviolet light to control fluid flow and organize particles
Credit: Sen Lab, Penn State A new, simple, and inexpensive method that uses ultraviolet light to control particle motion and ...
£20 million to tackle nitrogen pollution
Experts in UK and South Asia link up for government-backed research projectCredit: Mark Sutton The UK Government today (January 22) ...
BFU physicists developed a method of determining the composition of microplastic in water
Physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University developed and applied a method of identifying microplastic collected in sea waters.Credit: Courtesy ...
SwRI engineers create decision-making tool for oil spill clean-up
Tool finds the best solutions for specific spill scenarios SAN ANTONIO -- January 21, 2019 -- A team of Southwest ...
Millions of Americans exposed to elevated nitrate levels in drinking water
Analysis shows Hispanic communities are disproportionately exposed Newton, Mass. (January 17, 2019) - More than 5.6 million Americans are potentially ...
New conservation practice could reduce nitrogen pollution in agricultural drainage water
Credit: Transforming Drainage URBANA, Ill. - Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing ...
Kent State ecologist part of global collaboration to answer global change questions
Credit: Kent State University Kent State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions About Global Change The work ...