News articles tagged with 'landfill'
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The worm that turned on heavy metal
— 6 Dec 2010 17:39 | EnvironmentResearchers in South America have studied the viability of using earthworms to process hazardous material containing high concentrations of heavy metal for the bioremediation of old…
Plastic waste: Better to burn?
— 25 Aug 2009 11:44 | ChemistryBurning plastic can give off less carbon dioxide than burying it, scientists claim in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal…
Waste not: Cornell recycles half its garbage into high-quality compost
— 2 Jun 2009 15:27 | EnvironmentCornell's composting operation does more than turn food scraps and animal bedding into nutrient-rich compost: It reduces the university's total waste stream by half, making it Tompkins…
Bird flu virus remains infectious up to 600 days in municipal landfills
— 1 Jun 2009 14:28 | HealthAmid concerns about a pandemic of swine flu, researchers from Nebraska report for the first time that poultry carcasses infected with another threat - the 'bird flu' virus - can remain…
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