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Vietnam battling hoof-and-mouth outbreak
Saigon, Vietnam (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 Vietnamese agriculture officials say hoof-and-mouth disease has been detected in nine provinces during the past three weeks The latest outbreak was reported in central Quang Ngai province, where 19 cows were found to be infected, the Voice of Vietnam radio reported Tuesday. Fifty cows were also found to be infected in Nghe An province. Bird flu has been reported in 10 provinces i ... more Orbital's Launch Of Taurus Rocket Is Unsuccessful 
Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 25, 2009Orbital Sciences has announced that the launch of its Taurus XL rocket, which lifted off at 4:55 a.m. (EST) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA., carrying the company-built Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite for NASA, did not achieve orbit. Preliminary indications are that the payload fairing on the Taurus XL vehicle failed to separate. The fairing is a clamshell structure which ... more Nutrient Pollution Chokes Marine And Freshwater Ecosystems 
Millbrook NY (SPX) Feb 25, 2009Protecting drinking water and preventing harmful coastal "dead zones", as well as eutrophication in many lakes, will require reducing both nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. Because streams and rivers are conduits to the sea, management strategies should be implemented along the land-to-ocean continuum. In most cases, strategies that focus only on one nutrient will fail. These policy ... more US milk company denies China products unsafe 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2009US company Wyeth said it had received complaints that children who had been fed its baby milk powder in China had developed kidney stones, but denied its products were unsafe. The statement posted on Wyeth's China website on Monday was the latest in a rash of reports of sick babies that is raising new concerns long after a tainted baby formula scandal was declared over by Chinese authorities ... more Arsenic And Old Toenails 
Leicester, UK (SPX) Feb 25, 2009Scientists from Leicester and Nottingham have devised a method for identifying levels of exposure to environmental arsenic - by testing toenail clippings. Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and people can be exposed to it in several ways, for example through contaminated water, food, dust or soil. The risk of exposure is greater in certain areas of the UK where the natural geology ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 23, 2009Two managers of a chemical company have been arrested over a spill that led to the suspension of drinking water supplies for hundreds of thousands of people in a Chinese city, state press said Monday. The two officials of the Biaoxin Chemical Company were arrested on charges of causing large-scale environmental pollution that forced water supplies for large parts of Yancheng city to be cut ... more New study points to GM contamination of Mexican corn 
Paris (AFP) Feb 23, 2009Genes from genetically-engineered corn have been found in traditional crop strains in Mexico, according to a new study likely to reignite a bitter controversy over biotech maize. The paper, by scientists from Mexico, the United States and the Netherlands, backs a 2001 probe that sparked a row over the safety of genetically-modified (GM) crops. Green activists say GM crops are a potential ... more Inbicon Introduces The New Ethanol 
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 24, 2009At the 14th annual National Ethanol Conference, Danish biotech pioneer Inbicon announced a series of technical and marketing initiatives for bringing commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol to North America. Under the banner of The New Ethanol, and in collaboration with the U.S.-based G-team, Inbicon is putting the finishing touches on new engineering and business model that incorporates its ... more Shredding Corn Silage Could Produce More Ethanol At Less Cost 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 24, 2009A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol. By shredding corn stover instead of chopping, as is commonly done, about 40 percent less energy is needed to gain access to more of the material stored in the plant. Dennis Buckmaster, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineer ... more Five Things About The Orbiting Carbon Observatory 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 23, 2009Here are some quick facts about the Earth-orbiting satellite, scheduled to launch on Feb. 24, 2009. + It will study carbon dioxide sources (where it comes from) and sinks (where it is pulled out of the atmosphere and stored). Carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming. The new data will help scientists more accurately forecast global climate change. + Data collected by ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2009About half the 2,125 reservoirs damaged by the massive earthquake in southwest China will be repaired this year, state media on Friday quoted a water resources official as saying. The repairs to roughly 1,000 reservoirs and 378 kilometres (234 miles) of embankment will cost 5.5 billion dollars, Leng Gang, Sichuan province's water resources director said, according to the China Daily. ... more Microbes Were Key In Developing Modern Nitrogen Cycle 
Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 23, 2009As the world marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, there is much focus on evolution in animals and plants. But new research shows that for the countless billions of tiniest creatures - microbes - large-scale evolution was completed 2.5 billion years ago. "For microbes, it appears that almost all of their major evolution took place before we have any record of them, way ... more Chinese city's water supply cut after chemical spill: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2009Tap water supplies to a city of 1.5 million people in eastern China were cut for seven hours on Friday after becoming contaminated by a poisonous chemical, the government and state media said. Authorities in Yancheng, located in Jiangsu province, took action after "a strange smell" was noticed in the city's drinking water, said a statement on the municipal government's website. ... more Aerosols - Their Part In Our Rainfall 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 23, 2009Aerosols may have a greater impact on patterns of Australian rainfall and future climate change than previously thought, according to leading atmospheric scientist, CSIRO's Dr Leon Rotstayn. "We have identified that the extensive pollution haze emanating from Asia may be re-shaping rainfall patterns in northern Australia but we wonder what impact natural and human-generated aerosols are ... more Scientists Find Black Gold Amidst Overlooked Data 
Greenblet MD (SPX) Feb 19, 2009About half of the oil in the ocean bubbles up naturally from the seafloor, with Earth giving it up freely like it was of no value. Likewise, NASA satellites collect thousands of images and 1.5 terrabytes of data every year, but some of it gets passed over because no one thinks there is a use for it. Scientists recently found black gold bubbling up from an otherwise undistinguished mass of ... more
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