University of South Florida doctoral student discovers what viruses remain in reclaimed water after treatment.
The agency is sampling the air outside 63 schools in 22 states to evaluate whether long-term exposure to toxics in the outdoor air might pose health concerns to children.
A major goal is to develop new approaches to detect, monitor, predict, control, and mitigate harmful algae and their impacts in Texas coastal waters.
Program may be useful in evaluating acid mine drainage and determining contaminant generation.
Researchers at Michigan Technological University suggests there are more benign ways to grow biofuels than converting CRP land into cornfields.
A Dow-supported University of Michigan study of dioxin exposure, which was well done, presented several issues that limited its utility for application to the Tittabawassee River and Saginaw River and Bay, EPA said.
Using lasers and sensors, a team of researchers has demonstrated a new method of identifying nitric oxide.
EPA is using a multidisciplinary approach in its laboratories to determine how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.
Japanese researchers measured oseltamivir carboxylate concentrations in sewage treatment plant wastewater.
University of Calgary scientists say bats are more likely to fly in low wind speeds, at which time the turbines can be slowed without a loss in energy generation.
Knowing how fluid boils in microchannels may help engineers develop cool high-power electronics for transportation, computers, and other devices.
Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council report says that a switch from coal to renewable power generation will create 2.7 million more jobs by 2030.
Texas A&M irrigation experts test six devices and found that they applied more water than was recommended.
The Moon, long rendered dry and barren, has been shown by new research to hold water at all latitudes.
Chloride found at levels that can harm aquatic life in northern U.S. urban streams.
The National Institute of Public Health study followed 500 households and found that families that used the Patsai stove experienced better lung function than those that did not.
Michigan Water Science Center finds little relation between E. coli and fecal indicator bacteria criteria for recreational waters.
Radon inhalation accounts for up to 14 percent of lung cancers worldwide.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is joining the World Health Organization's first global call-to-action on cancer risk from radon in homes.
Research shows a small increase in stratospheric ozone after the restrictions of the Montreal Protocol were established.