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Sandia Researchers Move Single Atom to Provide Purer Water

By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market

21 Jul 2009

Natural Environmental Systems Branches Out Into Rainwater Harvesting

To capitalize on the growing interest in rainwater harvesting and to further expand the company's reach in the backyard gardening market, environmental products supplier, Natural Environmental Systems, recently expanded their portfolio of environmentally responsible products to now include a complete line of rain barrels and rainwater tanks from RTS Plastics

20 Jul 2009

Climate Change Predictions to Get More Accurate With Change to Scientific Definition of Seawater

The world's peak ocean science body has adopted a new definition of seawater developed by Australian, German and US scientists to make climate projections more accurate

7 Jul 2009

Prairie Lakes Found to Have High Levels of Mercury After Rains

Prairie lakes are more likely to carry elevated mercury levels during wet cycles that can affect fish caught in them and subsequently consumed by people

6 Jul 2009

Water Purification Method Granted U.S. EPA Approval

A water-purification technology developed at Auburn University has been granted United States Environmental Protection Agency registration. This technology, when used in appropriately designed drinking water devices, could save lives in remote areas or during natural disasters

30 Jun 2009

Washing Machine Developed That Uses Almost No Water

Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of cleaning clothes using less than 2% of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine

30 Jun 2009

Fourth of July Celebrations in the Future May Be Heralded by Environmentally Friendly Fireworks

Studies have shown that perchlorate from community fireworks displays conducted over lakes, for instance, can lead to perchlorate contamination of the water. Researchers, however, have developed new pyrotechnic formulas that replace perchlorate with nitrogen-rich materials or nitrocellulose that burn cleaner and produce less smoke

23 Jun 2009

Fluorescent Solution Detects Harmful Ozone in The Air and on The Body

Personal ozone detectors and biomedical indicators could result from a chemical probe that glows bright green when exposed to ozone, researchers report in Nature Chemistry

23 Jun 2009

Environmentally-Friendly KFC and Taco Bell Restaurant Earns LEED Gold Certification

Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has constructed the Company’s first building under the United States Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. Their KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Northampton, Massachusetts has been awarded LEED Gold certification

23 Jun 2009

Recycled Plastic Used in World's First Carbon Neutral Device, the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew Mobile Phone

SABIC Innovative Plastics' Lexan* EXL 8414 polycarbonate (PC) resin made from recycled plastic bottles has been used in the new Motorola MOTOTM W233 Renew mobile phone, the world's first certified carbon neutral device

23 Jun 2009