News articles tagged with 'coal'
Simulating gasification
— 5 Mar 2011 13:12 | TechnologyA process called gasification can turn carbonaceous fuels - coal, petroleum, or biomass - into syngas, a cleaner-burning fuel mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen…
UF Pine Island pollen study leads to revision of state's ancient geography
— 3 Mar 2011 13:02 | Geology and palaeontologyA new University of Florida study of 45-million-year-old pollen from Pine Island west of Fort Myers has led to a new understanding of the state's geologic history, showing Florida could…
Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued
— 8 Feb 2011 18:24 | EnvironmentThe air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games - if continued - would cut almost in half the lifetime risk of lung cancer for the…
Indoor coal use associated with possible impairment of early childhood growth
— 8 Feb 2011 18:06 | HealthChildren raised in homes using indoor coal for cooking or heating appear to be about a half-inch shorter at age 36 months than those in households using other fuel sources, according…
Coal used for indoor heating is associated with shorter stature in very young children
— 8 Feb 2011 17:45 | HealthIn a finding of significant worldwide public-health consequence, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine and in the Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic have found that…
Researchers find smoking gun of world's biggest extinction
— 23 Jan 2011 19:47 | EnvironmentAbout 250 million years about 95 per cent of life was wiped out in the sea and 70 per cent on land. Researchers at the University of Calgary believe they have discovered evidence to…
Wake up and smell the willow
— 4 Jan 2011 22:47 | EnvironmentMore plant matter could be burned in coal-fired power stations if this 'green' fuel was delivered pre-roasted like coffee beans, according to researchers from the University of Leeds,…
Duke scientists look deeper for coal ash hazards
— 30 Nov 2010 21:45 | EnvironmentAs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency weighs whether to define coal ash as hazardous waste, a Duke University study identifies new monitoring protocols and insights that can help…
Getting a grip on CO2 capture
— 29 Oct 2010 14:06 | EnvironmentThe ability to keep CO2 out of the atmosphere to help prevent climate change is a global issue. The challenge is to use materials that can capture the CO2 and easily release it for…
Disease in rural China linked to polluted coal
— 21 Oct 2010 19:37 | HealthIn remote, rural areas of southwestern China, villagers cook and dry their clothes by burning pieces of coal they pick up off the ground. This fuel releases a toxin that may be poisoning…