Posts for tag "contaminants"
Cross-Border Sewage Contaminated Flows: Monitoring the Tijuana River
The Tijuana River runs across the US-Mexico boundary, flowing into and throughout southern California, carrying with it nutrients and contaminants throughout the estuary. In recent decades, the flows have been heavily polluted with untreated sewage from the...
- Posted November 4, 2024
Monitoring Healing: Environmental Cleanup and Community Resilience in East Palestine
On February 3rd, 2023, East Palestine was devastated by a train derailment that led to the introduction of hazardous materials into the air, soil and waterways. Around 9:00 pm, an overheated wheel bearing led to the derailment...
- Posted June 21, 2023
Biochar Adds Filtering Power to Biofilters
Researchers from the Colorado School of Mines are adding biochar to biofilters, boosting the stormwater filtering power in cities.
- Posted July 14, 2020
A Nationwide View shows “Evolution” of Water Quality Concerns
A nationwide look at 15 water quality constituents, by the U S Geological Survey, reveals evolving concerns in American rivers.
- Posted July 2, 2020
Assessing Cumulative Risk From Water Pollutants
Research from EWG reveals how an additive risk approach similar to an air pollutant approach might be used to assess drinking water quality.
- Posted October 11, 2019
USGS Monitoring Groundwater for Hormones and Pharmaceuticals
The USGS is monitoring our groundwater for hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other compounds with good news for water quality.
- Posted July 2, 2019
Insects Show the Healing of Toxic Metal Mining Scars
Research from the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory reveals through benthic invertebrates that cleaning up after open pit mining is a measure of success.
- Posted January 7, 2019
Nanomaterials Plus Nutrient Pollution Means More Algal Blooms
Recent research tests the effects of multiple contaminants—two kinds of nanomaterials and nutrient pollution—on the eutrophication process in water.
- Posted October 1, 2018
