News articles tagged with 'acidic'
Exposure to alkaline substances can result in damaged teeth
— 28 Oct 2009 12:15 | HealthIt has long been known that acids can erode tooth enamel but a new Swedish study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that strong alkaline substances... — full story
New findings show increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters
— 14 Aug 2009 12:11 | EnvironmentThe same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a... — full story
Sailing to save threatened coral
— 6 Aug 2009 10:28 | EnvironmentTemple University biologist Erik Cordes and a team of researchers are developing a means for protecting vital coral communities from an expanding frontier of thousands of oil platforms... — full story
OJ worse for teeth than whitening says Eastman Institute researchers
— 1 Jul 2009 01:07 | HealthWith the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Centre, set out to learn if... — full story
Oceans more sensitive to acidification in the future
— 23 Jun 2009 12:11 | EnvironmentA wide range of chemical and microbiological processes influence the acidity of natural waters. Dutch researcher Andreas Hofmann has developed a new method for accurately determining... — full story
Montana State team finds Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic
— 10 Mar 2009 15:58 | EnvironmentArsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher. The alga - a simple one-celled algae called Cyanidioschyzon - thrives in extremely toxic... — full story
Ocean becoming more acidic, potentially threatening marine life
— 24 Feb 2009 00:02 | EnvironmentA dramatic increase in carbon dioxide levels is making the world's ocean more acidic, which may adversely affect the survival of marine life and organisms that depend on them, such... — full story
Portuguese Sao Domingos mine generates acidic water following 43 years of inactivity
— 9 Feb 2009 21:16 | EnvironmentLocated five kilometres from the Spanish border, the Portuguese Sao Domingos mine, abandoned since 1966, continues to pollute the river ways that flow into Chanza dam, the largest drinking... — full story
Quantum dots may be toxic to cells, environment under certain conditions
— 2 Feb 2009 09:20 | EnvironmentResearchers in Texas are reporting that quantum dots (QDs) - a product of the revolution in nanotechnology increasingly used in electronics, solar cells, and medical imaging devices... — full story
Organic soils continue to acidify despite reduction in acidic deposition
— 12 Jan 2009 21:18 | EnvironmentFollowing the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 and 1990 acidic deposition in North America has declined significantly since its peak in 1973. Consequently, research has shifted from... — full story