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Study Establishes Methods To Assess Recycled Aquifer WaterMadison, WI (SPX) Jan 11, 2011 The Australian Government National Water Commission funded a study to establish an approach to assess the quality of water treated using managed aquifer recharge. Researchers at Australia's CSIRO Land and Water set out to determine if the en product would meet standard drinking water guidelines. At the Parafield Aquifer Storage, Transfer and Recovery research project in South Australia, the team of scientists harvested storm water from an urban environment, treated it in a constructed wetlan ... read more |
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  S. Korea battles renewed spread of bird flu, foot-and-mouth South Korea confirmed three new cases of bird flu on Sunday as the outbreak that began last month further hits farmers who are also battling the nation's worst-ever outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. ... more | .. |
  Global fears rise over German meat Global fears mounted on Saturday over the safety of German meat due to contaminated animal feed, with South Korea banning pork imports and Slovakia suspending poultry sales. ... more | .. |
 Germany re-opens farms and vows action after dioxin scare About 3,000 German farms have been given the green light to re-open as the government vowed Sunday to toughen up on a dioxin poisoning scare that sparked import bans on some of its farm products. ... more | .. |
Germany closes 4,700 farms as dioxin crisis widens German officials said Friday they had shut 4,700 farms and destroyed more than 100,000 eggs, as a widening crisis over tainted animal feed rocked the country, with authorities suspecting illegal activity. ... more |
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Germany closes 4,700 farms in dioxin scare A food scandal in Germany deepened Friday, as regional authorities shut down more than 4,700 farms after tests showed animal feed had been contaminated by a chemical that can cause cancer. ... more | .. |
 Filtering Kitchen Wastewater For Plants Water is a precious commodity, so finding ways to re-use waste water, especially in arid regions is essential to sustainability. Researchers in India have now carried out a study of various waste wa ... more | .. |
 New Method For Making Large Quantities Of Deuterium-Depleted Drinking Water Scientists in China are reporting development of a less expensive, more eco-friendly method for making deuterium-depleted drinking water, citing studies suggesting that it may be a more healthful fo ... more | .. |
 Organic Onions, Carrots And Potatoes Do Not Have Higher Levels Of Healthful Antioxidants With the demand for organically produced food increasing, scientists are reporting new evidence that organically grown onions, carrots, and potatoes generally do not have higher levels of healthful ... more |
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 Crop failure impels Indian farmer suicides As more crops fail in India, the rate of suicides among farmers is climbing. ... more | .. |
 Long-Term Framework For Water Sustainability Across Minnesota The University of Minnesota's Water Resources Center has authored a first-ever, comprehensive report designed to protect and preserve Minnesota's lakes, rivers and groundwater for the 21st century a ... more | .. |
British watchdog says imported dioxin egg 'no health risk' Britain's food safety watchdog has said that egg tainted with dioxin that has been imported into the country after being contaminated in Germany is not thought to be a risk to health. ... more | .. |
China, Hong Kong lap up Bordeaux wine China and Hong Kong's unquenchable thirst for Bordeaux wine has made their combined market, worth 333 million euros (430 million dollars), the number-one export client for Bordeaux in value terms, the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) says. ... more |
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 US urges less fluoride in water supply The US government on Friday recommended that the level of fluoride in the public drinking supply be lowered to avoid dental problems due to overexposure. ... more | .. |
  Google illegally gathered data in S.Korea: police South Korean police have found evidence that Google illegally collected private data while producing its Street View mapping service, a report said Thursday, amid similar claims elsewhere in the world. ... more | .. |
 University Of Illinois Research Makes Plant Breeding Easier University of Illinois research has resulted in the development of a novel and widely applicable molecular tool that can serve as a road map for making plant breeding easier to understand. Researche ... more | .. |
Dioxin egg trail leads to Britain: EU A hunt for potentially dioxin-tainted eggs, first collected in Germany then exported to the Netherlands, has turned to Britain, the European Commission said Thursday. ... more |
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S.Korea steps up foot-and-mouth quarantine South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called Thursday for tighter quarantine measures to combat the rapid spread of the country's worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. ... more | .. |
 'Contaminated' German eggs exported to Netherlands Eggs potentially containing toxic dioxin that caused a health scare in Germany were exported to the Netherlands, amid concerns they ended up in processed foods such as mayonnaise, authorities said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Another death in land protest in China: state media A 38-year-old woman was killed by a digger while protesting against a construction project in China, state press said Wednesday - the latest fatality linked to the nation's volatile land disputes. ... more | .. |
 Sat-nav turtles go on trans-ocean trek Satellite tracking devices have shed light on an astonishing trans-Atlantic odyssey undertaken by the leatherback turtle, one of the world's most ancient species, as it goes on a feeding foray before breeding, scientists said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Paper Mulches Evaluated For Commercial Vegetable Production Polyethylene mulches, used widely in commercial vegetable production to improve crop yields and produce quality, have distinct disadvantages. Disposal options are limited, and plastic mulches often ... more | .. |
 Genetic Relationship Between Hungarian And Turkish Apricots Confirmed Apricots are important to Turkey, the country where more apricot crops are grown and exported than anywhere in the world. Looking to unlock the mystery of apricots' origins and increase crop product ... more | .. |
 Hybrid String Blossom Thinner Tested In Peach Orchards Peach producers have traditionally relied heavily on hand thinning, a necessary but costly and labor-intensive field practice. Impacted by increasing labor costs and a limited workforce, peach and o ... more | .. |
 New Research Contains Solutions To Common Pear Disease Diseases caused by a species of fungus called Phytophthora syringae are responsible for significant economic losses on a wide range of plants, including pear. In the Pacific Northwest region of the ... more |
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