The Sun's Natural Disinfection Power Enhanced By Titanium Dioxide Film

Posted on February 2, 2012
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The world population is estimated to be seven billion and all these mouths need feeding. With fears about overfishing and the sustainability of fish stocks in our seas fish farming is becoming big business. As with all farming there are issues about maintaining the health of stock and how to prevent bacterial infection…

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Clean Drinking Water Produced Inexpensively And Sustainably Using 'Miracle Tree' Substance

Posted on February 2, 2012
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A natural substance obtained from seeds of the “miracle tree” could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, scientists report. Research on the potential of a sustainable water-treatment process requiring only tree seeds and sand appears in ACS’ journal Langmuir. Stephanie B…

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Link Between PCE In Drinking Water And An Increased Risk Of Mental Illness

Posted on February 1, 2012
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PCE in drinking water linked to an increased risk of mental illness The solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) widely used in industry and to dry clean clothes is a neurotoxin known to cause mood changes, anxiety, and depression in people who work with it…

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Short, Sharp Shock Treatment For E. coli

Posted on January 31, 2012
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A short burst of low voltage alternating current can effectively eradicate E. coli bacteria growing on the surface of even heavily contaminated beef, according to a study published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health…

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Why Asthma's On The Rise And The New Asthma Treatments

Posted on January 30, 2012
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The incidence of asthma has more than doubled – from 3% to 7.5% since
1980. Believe it or not, nearly 25 million people in the United States
are asthma sufferers. And while there’s no shortage of theories about
why asthma is becoming a major health concern, there is a shortage of
definite answers. Which has led many people to ask why is asthma on

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