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University Of Toronto Chemists Identify Role Of Soil In Pollution Control
2014-12-08 03:54:23| pollutiononline Home Page
Scientists have long known that air pollution caused by cars and trucks, solvent use and even plants, is reduced when broken down by naturally occurring compounds that act like detergents of the atmosphere
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Evraz Steel ordered to remove contaminated soil along Willamette River bank
2014-12-04 00:21:05| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will require Evraz Oregon Steel Mills to remove contaminated soil along the Willamette River bank near its North Portland plant. DEQ announced Evraz must dig down one to five feet below the surface to remove soil contaminated with PCBs and metals, and cover the site with river rock.
Climate Change Hurts Our Soil in Tiny Ways Too
2014-12-04 00:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: You have likely already heard how climate change is impacting various ecosystems across the world. Oceans in particular seems to be suffering, with essential coral communities literally falling to pieces. However, a new study has found that our land is suffering too, harshly affecting the invisible communities that keep our soil healthy and hearty for plant growth. Nature World News recently reported how some ecological experts believe that our soil's underground organisms are just as important,...
Testing soil health tests
2014-11-20 17:38:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Foundations gear up to establish soil health testing guidelines. Soil health tests are popping up around every corner, and farmer use is growing. Each has its adherents, and many offer a wealth of information to a degree unimaginable only a few years ago. As a soil scientist and landowner, Ward Labs President Ray Ward believes a diverse microbial community is an important measurement of soil health. read more
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Permafrost soil: Possible source of abrupt rise in greenhouse gases at end of last Ice Age
2014-11-20 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] medien@awi.de 49-471-483-12007 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven/Germany, 20 November 2014. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have identified a possible source of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases tha…
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