Lux Research says no emerging technology provides blanket protection against the multitude of suspected pollutants.
Residents may not be aware of bans on fluorescent lamp disposal in nine states.
Chemical production, processing, and use are closely tied to economic development.
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Engineer asks why consumer waste is not treated onsite.
Much work still needs to be done to assess what risk, if any, of the presence of superbugs in aquatic environments poses to humans.
Gillibrand introduced a measure that would study the presence of estrogen and codeine in drinking water.
Texas-based researchers have studied sediments from the Mississippi, Yellow, and Yangtze River deltas and say they contain information on changes in nitrogen application in the drainage basins as well as flooding and hurricane events.
The solid waste associations submitted joint comments to EPA on proposed revisions to estimating landfill emissions.