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April 03, 2013

China fertiliser leaves tons of harmful waste: report
Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2013
Mountains of hazardous waste left from China's huge phosphate fertiliser industry are polluting nearby communities and waters, the environmental group Greenpeace said in a report on Tuesday. China, the world's top maker of the material, has seen production more than double over the past decade to 20 million tons last year, leaving 300 million tons of a byproduct called phosphogypsum that can contain harmful substances. "It's critical the government addresses this issue and assists the victims of ... read more

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China to launch high-res Earth-observation satellite

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GPS device could stem bike thefts

Apple patent shows pen with GPS, phone

Researchers question evaluation methods for protected areas in the Amazon

Decreased Water Flow May be Trade-off for More Productive Forest

Middle ground between unlogged forest and intensively managed lands

Renewable Energy Group Selects FuelQuest Zytax Determination to Automate Energy Tax Processing

Researchers Engineer Plant Cell Walls to Boost Sugar Yields for Biofuels

Regulation recommendations so that biofuel plants don't become weeds

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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins

ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms

Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection

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Meteor storm shaped early solar system

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Dead ducks in China river as swine flow eases

China authorities 'got $5 trillion' from land: economist

Understanding the continuous corn yield penalty

When it rains these days, does it pour?

Shanghai sees swine flow easing

Study explores long-term water quality trends in near-pristine streams

Natural climate swings contribute more to increased monsoon rainfall than global warming

Chinese appetite makes peanuts the new 'gold' in Senegal

Haitian farmers call for 'food sovereignty'

Syria refugees draining Jordan water supply: aid groups

Global nitrogen availability consistent for past 500 years, linked to carbon levels

UEA research reveals catastrophic loss of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands

Study: Farming by man was long in coming

Researchers Devise Hidden Dune Filters To Treat Coastal Stormwater Runoff

New details of atomic structure of water under extreme conditions found

Shanghai river's dead pig total approaches 15,000

UI study of Midwest finds increase in heavy rainfalls over 60 years

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