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New Nanotechnology Review Article Focuses on Environmental Clean-up
Dr. Barbara Karn of EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) is lead author on a recently published article in Environmental Health Perspectives1 entitled Nanotechnology and In Situ Remediation: A Review of the Benefits and Potential Risks.
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Particulate Matter Can Cause Respiratory, Vascular and Cardiac Damage
The Rochester Particulate Matter Research Center recently released a report that integrates the results of many of their PM health effects studies. The report, entitled Assessment of Ambient UFP Health Effects: Linking Sources to Exposure and Responses in Extrapulmonary Organs, shows that ultrafine air particles (particulate matter or PM) can cause significant health effects in the respiratory, vascular, and cardiac systems, especially in the elderly and those with atherosclerotic vascular disease.
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Powering up Lesotho
Let’s play environmental Jeopardy. Who, where or what is Lesotho? Answer: What is a small nation completely surrounded by the country of South Africa? Lesotho is a mountainous, land-locked, underdeveloped nation in need of clean, renewable energy if it is to progress towards a sustainable economy.
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Keeping Algal Blooms at Bay
According to the EPA’s National Coastal Conditions Report III (2008), the “overall condition of the nation's coastal waters is fair.” Green slime, dead fish, beach closings, posted warnings against swimming, fishing, and drinking the water attest to this bleak assessment.
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Coral Reef Biodiversity as a Management Tool
“20% of the world’s coral reefs have been effectively destroyed” according to The Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004. In addition, the report predicts that 24% of the world’s reefs are under imminent risk of collapse. Coastal development, global climate change, overfishing, and runoff from pollution have all contributed to the decline. But why should we care?
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New Nanotechnology Review Article Focuses on Environmental Clean-upDr. Barbara Karn of EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) is lead author on a recently published article in Environmental Health Perspectives1 entitled Nanotechnology and In Situ Remediation: A Review of the Benefits and Potential Risks.
[Read More]
Particulate Matter Can Cause Respiratory, Vascular and Cardiac DamageThe Rochester Particulate Matter Research Center recently released a report that integrates the results of many of their PM health effects studies. The report, entitled Assessment of Ambient UFP Health Effects: Linking Sources to Exposure and Responses in Extrapulmonary Organs, shows that ultrafine air particles (particulate matter or PM) can cause significant health effects in the respiratory, vascular, and cardiac systems, especially in the elderly and those with atherosclerotic vascular disease.
[Read More]
Exploring New Air Pollution – Health Effects Links in Existing Datasets
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing to use existing datasets from health studies to analyze health outcomes for which the link to air pollution is not well established, or to evaluate underlying heterogeneity in health responses among subgroups defined by susceptibility or extent and/or composition of exposure.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing to use existing datasets from health studies to analyze health outcomes for which the link to air pollution is not well established, or to evaluate underlying heterogeneity in health responses among subgroups defined by susceptibility or extent and/or composition of exposure.
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Powering up LesothoLet’s play environmental Jeopardy. Who, where or what is Lesotho? Answer: What is a small nation completely surrounded by the country of South Africa? Lesotho is a mountainous, land-locked, underdeveloped nation in need of clean, renewable energy if it is to progress towards a sustainable economy.
[Read More]
Keeping Algal Blooms at BayAccording to the EPA’s National Coastal Conditions Report III (2008), the “overall condition of the nation's coastal waters is fair.” Green slime, dead fish, beach closings, posted warnings against swimming, fishing, and drinking the water attest to this bleak assessment.
[Read More]
Coral Reef Biodiversity as a Management Tool“20% of the world’s coral reefs have been effectively destroyed” according to The Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004. In addition, the report predicts that 24% of the world’s reefs are under imminent risk of collapse. Coastal development, global climate change, overfishing, and runoff from pollution have all contributed to the decline. But why should we care?
[Read More]
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