Diver keeps Mexico City’s sewage flowing
August 24th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) Julio Cesar Cu Camara has turned his diving hobby into an extreme job, keeping Mexico City's vast sewerage system flowing for 29 years."I'm the only ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Abattoir without drainage built in Pakistan
July 9th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) A brand new abattoir faces closure in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city as the authorities forgot to build a drainage system.The abattoir is on the verge of closure ... Read more...
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Ikea’s racism row over employment of security guards
June 13th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Croydon, June 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Swedish company Ikea is now involved in a racism row after it employed a number of security officers to prevent “gypsies” from entering its car ... Read more...
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Salmonella bugs could prevent food poisoning
April 13th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) The discovery of a "hypervirulent" Salmonella strain could help potentially prevent food poisoning outbreaks, a study reveals.Previous efforts to find hypervirulent strains were unsuccessful since bugs ... Read more...
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UN urges increased efforts to achieve sustainable energy for all
January 17th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by BNO News
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (BNO NEWS) -- Senior United Nations (UN) officials on Monday called on governments, the private sector and civil society to help expand energy access, improve efficiency and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Roberts named global ambassador for UN campaign
May 7th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Actress Julia Roberts has been appointed as the global ambassador for a United Nations Foundation campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of smoke from ... Read more...
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The Pill is not the reason for oestrogen in drinking water: Study
December 9th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): The popular misconception that oral contraceptives are the main reason behind the oestrogen content in drinking water supplies has been disproved in a new study.Scientists have found that ... Read more...
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Mexico dog owners urged to dispose pets’ excreta
August 16th, 2010 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 15 (IANS/EFE) The Mexico City government has urged dog owners to remove their pets' excreta from roads when they take them out as it was spreading a foul smell ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Plant buffers may limit spread of antibiotics in animal waste
February 13th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): A new research by scientists at the University of Missouri has suggested that buffer strips of grasses and other plants can limit spread of antibiotics in animal waste, ... Read more...
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Illegal slaughterhouses polluting drinking water in Uttar Pradesh: NHRC
August 11th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered the closure of illegal slaughterhouses and furnaces used in extraction of animal bone fat in Meerut city of Uttar ... Read more...
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Tiny aquatic plant can clean up hog farms and be used for ethanol production
April 8th, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a tiny aquatic plant can be used to clean up animal waste at industrial hog farms and be used ... Read more...
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Chicken dung cleans up soil contaminated with oil
March 9th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Researchers in China have discovered that bacteria in chicken manure can break down crude oil into harmless chemicals, when the oil has contaminated the soil.
Bello Yakubu and associates ... Read more...
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New process to yield plentiful biofuel from waste unravelled
August 14th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 14 (ANI): Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energys Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University have come up with a new idea to derive ethanol from waste material like ... Read more...
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Nano-catalysts to help produce cheap ethanol
August 14th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Researchers are combining traditional gassification with high-tech nano-catalysts to extract ethanol from a range of biomass, which includes wood pulp, animal waste and residual distillers' grain. Gasification is ... Read more...
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Scientists turn animal waste into ‘bio-plastic’
May 27th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, May 27 (IANS) A new process developed by scientists converts low grade animal waste like feathers into plastic products that are bio-degradable. The "bio-plastic", as it is being called, would be ... Read more...
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Study finds Salmonella strains in humans differs from animal strains
March 27th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Mar 27 (ANI): A new study has revealed that salmonella strains collected from human salamonellosis patients are different from those of animal origin, paving the way for the development ... Read more...
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