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Air & Space Magazine
April 18, 2018
The authors conclude, however, that it would be very difficult after tens of millions of years to distinguish these industrial byproducts from the natural background. Even plastic, which was previously thought to be quite resistant, can be degraded by enzymes relatively quickly. Only radiation from nuclearÃâà...
PGH City Paper
April 18, 2018
It can convert any compostable biomass into methane for energy with high efficiency. The only byproducts to biodigestion are clean water and carbon-neutral fertilizer. But could this produce as much as we obtain through drilling? Given the amount of compostable waste the U.S. produces annually, yes.
Environmental Health News
April 18, 2018
They suspect the PCBs [polychlorinated biphenyls] are byproducts of sealants used on the cabinets. The study, from the University of Iowa, is the first to suggest wood finishing products are a significant source of PCBs to indoor air and finds that, despite federal bans on PCBs, the chemicals are still beingÃâà...
Boston Herald
April 16, 2018
Runners tackling the Boston Marathon have spent several months pushing their bodies to the limit in preparation for the big day. But what happens when those 26.2 miles are behind them? Related Articles. Runner Joe Karlgaard with his Whoop at the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street inÃâà...
WV News
April 16, 2018
MORGANTOWN — Treating the acidic byproducts of mining operations and making a profit from extracting valuable metals don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. A joint research project between West Virginia University and the National Energy Technology Laboratory aims to extract rare earthÃâà...
Jefferson City News Tribune
April 15, 2018
Our fires are hotter, burn faster, and are laced with all sorts of carcinogens and byproducts of the plastics that we have in our homes and businesses." Studies show these byproducts saturate into firefighters' gear and eventually into their skin, Bean said. "We've got to re-train ourselves, and that means startÃâà...
Business Record
April 13, 2018
... runs an assortment of programs aimed at helping your business cut waste, run more efficiently and even sell byproducts you may have seen as waste. ... the Pollution Prevention Intern Program, businesses (and others) pay part of the cost of interns who help assess companies' pollution and byproducts.
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
April 13, 2018
By next summer, the alcoholic drink you buy might be made from dairy byproducts. For over a year, a team of Cornell researchers has been working hard to launch the new drinks. The former product innovation manager at the Miller Brewing Company and leader of the team, Prof. Sam Alcaine M.S. '07,Ãâà...
Hindustan Times
April 12, 2018
Now, the area exports 1 lakh litres of natural vinegar a month, ships its powdered pink salt to London, and sells a host of other products, from gooseberry (amla) byproducts and aromatic oils to leading pharmacies in India. A total of 38,000 hectare of its forest land has been certified as organic; and itÃâà...
Business Insider
April 11, 2018
During the day, mental activity causes brain cells to release beta-amyloid proteins, which are basically waste byproducts. Sleep cleanses the human brain of these toxins. The buildup of these proteins is considered a sign of Alzheimer's Disease. One night of bad sleep can cause these Alzheimer's-related proteins to buildÃâà...
CosmeticsDesign-Asia.com
April 11, 2018
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News-Medical.net
April 10, 2018
This 'superoxide' byproduct comes from a family of byproducts known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). These byproducts can modify fats, proteins and DNA in a chemical reaction called oxidation, causing these biological molecules to lose functions. Low levels of these byproducts can cause normal cellsÃâà...
SemiEngineering
April 10, 2018
However, experimental designs of such lithium-air batteries have been unable to operate in a true natural-air environment due to the oxidation of the lithium anode and production of undesirable byproducts on the cathode that result from lithium ions combining with carbon dioxide and water vapor in the air.
Herb (blog)
April 8, 2018
The insulated chamber qualifies it as one of the healthiest vapes on the market. It heats herbs to the perfect temperature without burning them so you won't be inhaling carcinogens and other harmful byproducts. This provides a consistent vaping experience since you can take longer drags without having toÃâà...
Recycling Today Global Edition
April 5, 2018
The THYME project involves collaboration between the Universities of York, Hull and Teesside and is intended to build on “the existing expertise and innovation in the region” in a new. Those involved in the three-year project say the funding will boost the region's economy, create jobs and deliver major environmentalÃâà...
CBC.ca
April 3, 2018
Senator Diane Griffin hopes byproducts from cannabis production can be somehow reused instead of disposed of in landfills. (CBC). A group of senators led by P.E.I.'s Diane Griffin is studying what can be done with cannabis byproducts. Griffin, who's chair of the Senate Standing Committee on AgricultureÃâà...
Columbia Journalism Review
March 31, 2018
... of journalistic cooperation in the digital era, finding that not only does the current DNA of the most effective collaborations look very different from the past, but one of its key byproducts is the creation of an open-access digital infrastructure for information—which the report calls a new “journalism commons.
WXYZ
March 31, 2018
(WXYZ) - A new study is shedding light on a group of chemicals that are getting into many of the foods we eat at restaurants and fast food joints. They're called phthalates. And as it turns out, they might not be so good for our health. If you're anything like me, you spend a lot of your day on the go. NearlyÃâà...
Business Insider
March 31, 2018
But changing the coffee-roasting process isn't really an option, and it's always going to create byproducts like acrylamide. There's still no good reason to believe that drinking coffee is dangerous. Caffeine, also found in coffee, can be deadly at high doses — but that doesn't mean it's all bad. The International Agency forÃâà...
The Central Virginian
March 30, 2018
Though the long-term risk of drinking water with these byproducts is minimal, people with compromised immune systems do face an increased risk of cancer. The town has already spent more than $1 million to address aging water and disinfection byproduct quality issues over the past decade. As a resultÃâà...
Food Processing
March 29, 2018
A similar conundrum confronted an Italian biological chemist who isolated the polyphenol hydroxytrosol, found in abundance in the byproducts of olive oil extraction. He procured the first production machine that separated the stone from the olive's meat and put it to work processing olives from his ownÃâà...
Danville Advocate
March 29, 2018
NGLs are waste byproducts from fracking operations in Pennsylvania. Kinder Morgan is trying to find customers to purchase these fracking byproducts so they can be converted to low-grade plastics.” McKinney sent his letter to Richard D. Kinder, executive chairman of Kinder Morgan Inc. in Houston, Texas,Ãâà...
LIVEKINDLY
March 29, 2018
Milk co-founder, Dianna Ruth, told PopSugar, “While we've always been a majority-vegan line, the shift to 100% vegan is important to us because using animal byproducts is an unnecessary practice.” She also stressed that although the formulas may have changed, the quality of their products has not.
Madison.com
March 25, 2018
Historically, the business has focused on creating enzymes that are added to pharmaceutical manufacturing processes to increase yield, reduce energy consumption, and avoid the creation of toxic byproducts. But biologically produced enzymes are also used in the manufacturing of food ingredients,Ãâà...
CleanTechnica
March 22, 2018
Unfortunately, experimental designs of such lithium-air batteries have been unable to operate in a true natural-air environment due to the oxidation of the lithium anode and production of undesirable byproducts on the cathode that result from lithium ions combining with carbon dioxide and water vapor inÃâà...
New Electronics
March 22, 2018
Experimental designs of lithium-air batteries have previously been unable to operate in a true natural-air environment due to the oxidation of the lithium anode and production of undesirable byproducts on the cathode that result from lithium ions combining with carbon dioxide and water vapor in the air.
WIRED
March 22, 2018
In a series of experiments, researchers led by Portland State University organic chemist Robert Strongin showed for the first time that myrcene, limonene, and linalool—three terpenes commonly present in cannabis—produce carcinogenic byproducts like methacrolein and benzene under simulated dabbingÃâà...
Science Daily
March 22, 2018
Unfortunately, experimental designs of such lithium-air batteries have been unable to operate in a true natural-air environment due to the oxidation of the lithium anode and production of undesirable byproducts on the cathode that result from lithium ions combining with carbon dioxide and water vapor inÃâà...
Auburn Citizen
March 16, 2018
The resolution also expresses concern about a 260-foot smokestack, which would emit carbon dioxide, water vapor and other potentially harmful byproducts. According to Circular enerG's presentation, however, the project avoids methane emissions that would come from landfills, and would implement anÃâà...
WFMY News 2
March 16, 2018
He envisions the FDA sanctioning a new class of federally reviewed products that deliver nicotine without the toxic byproducts of burning tobacco. While some of those products might bear similarities to e-cigarettes, the FDA has not granted any company permission to market its product as "reduced-risk"Ãâà...
Dallas News
March 16, 2018
And while the district doesn't routinely test during this maintenance, Rickman said it did check for disinfectant byproducts earlier this month. ... Rickman said the district built one of the nation's largest fully ozonated water treatment plants to help cut down on trihalomethanes and other disinfectant byproducts.
Futurity: Research News
March 16, 2018
... researchers turned to LifeServe Blood Center, a nonprofit blood bank that serves hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. When donors give platelets, the blood passes through a filter that captures certain cells and then most of the material returns to the donor's body. The byproducts that remain inÃâà...
Business Insider
March 16, 2018
From what we can tell, hangovers are at least partially — perhaps mostly— caused by the byproducts our bodies create when we break down alcohol. We know that people whose blood alcohol content spikes quickly suffer more severe hangovers, meaning that doing a bunch of shots is likely to send you down a dark andÃâà...
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
March 16, 2018
“The byproducts are developed as a result of disinfecting the water with chlorine,” Griffin said. “The new chlorine distribution point will allow us to keep chlorine out of the system, until the water gets closer to Scotland Neck. We had some issues in the past, because our chlorine boosting point is about a day'sÃâà...
Iowa State University News Service
March 15, 2018
... Nebraska and South Dakota. When donors give platelets, the blood passes through a filter in which certain cells are captured and then most of the material is returned to the donor's body. The byproducts that remain in the filters are usually discarded, but those byproducts include the white blood cells thatÃâà...
The Root
March 14, 2018
He also began skipping group meals at the firehouse because his co-workers “tried to slip pork or pork byproducts into his food.” Pork is considered haram, or prohibited, in Muslim religious practice. Then there was the racist harassment. He was referred to by racial slurs, and Hassan says he was told byÃâà...
R & D Magazine
March 14, 2018
It can also lead to increased disinfection byproducts. “The most common methods used at present to remove organic matter from water supplies include the application of chemical coagulants,” Heriberto Bustamante, PhD, of Sydney Water, said in a statement. “However, these existing treatments are onlyÃâà...
Science Daily
March 14, 2018
However, these devices are difficult to precisely control and can generate toxic byproducts. To overcome these issues, Steven J. Jonas, Paul S. Weiss, Xiaobin Xu and colleagues sought to create biocompatible nanospears that can be configured to transport DNA into cells precisely using an externalÃâà...
Northwestern University NewsCenter
March 14, 2018
“These diagnostics are looking at byproducts of cancer, and the fundamental limitation is that the bigger the tumor, the more it's going to produce whatever the diagnostic aims to detect,” Backman says. “We see the same story unfold every time: A test seems to work for large cancers, but then it's irrelevantÃâà...
CNBC
March 14, 2018
The northern Appalachia region is the epicenter of the U.S. natural gas boom, which has created a cheap, abundant supply of byproducts used in the petrochemicals business. ... A boom in natural gas drilling in the region has created a cheap and abundant supply of the byproducts used in the industry.
Nasdaq
March 14, 2018
Through a partnership with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association and the University of Florida, Attis Innovations is working aggressively to develop a system to create new jobs and value from rogued citrus trees and their byproducts. Attis Innovations estimates that from the roughly 350,000 acres of citrusÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
March 13, 2018
As we gain insight and become progressively more aware of addiction and a plethora of other destructive conditions and forces in our society, it seems all the more apparent that we are a culture that lives at the extremes of all or nothing. We are people who are largely loath to accept change. ConsequentlyÃâà...
Stuff.co.nz
March 10, 2018
The wall breach was noticed in the late afternoon on Friday when workers noticed a section of the northern dam wall had collapsed into the southern tailings dam. The Cadia mine is owned by Newcrest Mining, one of the largest gold mining companies in the world. The tailings dams contain byproducts ofÃâà...
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
March 10, 2018
City councilors are expected to grant final approval Monday for two projects designed to resolve problems with disinfectant byproducts that have resulted with repeated Safe Water Drinking Act violations. The first project will include the addition of an aeration and mixing device at each of the two water tanksÃâà...
Biomass Magazine
March 9, 2018
Rockwell Venture Capital recently announced an asset purchase of Ecoremedy, an innovative waste conversion technology that repurposes problematic municipal, agricultural, and industrial byproducts into renewable energy and recovered nutrients while reducing carbon footprint, waste management riskÃâà...
PennLive.com
March 9, 2018
Starting in 2013, the state Department of Environmental Protection reported that the treatment plant failed to adequate treat for giardia, a parasite that can cause diarrhea and other ailments, as well as elevated levels of trihalomethanes, byproducts of chlorine treatment linked to increased cancer risk.
Community News Service
March 9, 2018
NJDEP hit Trenton Water Works with two more violations this week, both stemming from excess disinfection byproducts in the water. Both byproducts are believed to cause cancer and other health issues to people exposed for extended periods of time. The first violation is for excessive haloacetic acidsÃâà...
AZ Big Media
March 2, 2018
High-fiber foods support “good” bacteria, such as Bifidobacteria and Labtobacilli, which help reduce inflammation. “Fiber favors the growth of bacteria that produce byproducts that are completely different from those that grow on starches,” Dr. Romagnolo said. “The byproducts of fermentation of fiber are twoÃâà...
The Hill
March 2, 2018
The House Intelligence Committee's Democratic memorandum had to be released in order to discredit the committee's Republican misleading memorandum and expose the White House effort to delegitimize special counsel Robert Mueller Ãâ÷ Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice ofÃâà...
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
March 2, 2018
But there were large increases in shipments of soy byproducts. Brazil exported 1.35 million tonnes of soymeal last month, almost double the volume seen a year earlier, and shipped 125,641 tonnes of soyoil versus 75,565 tonnes last year. Argentina, a global leader in soy byproducts exports, is goingÃâà...
