News articles tagged with 'nitrous'
Charcoal takes some heat off global warming
— 11 Aug 2010 09:21 | EnvironmentAs much as 12 percent of the world's human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be sustainably offset by producing biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and other organic…
Stanford engineers use rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable
— 28 Jul 2010 11:33 | EnvironmentWithin the sludge of wastewater treatment plants is an invisible world teeming with microbes. Here, diverse species of bacteria convert solid and liquid wastes into gases, some of which…
Research in Antarctica reveals non-organic mechanism for production of important greenhouse gas
— 26 Apr 2010 17:00 | EnvironmentIn so many ways, Don Juan Pond in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica is one of the most unearthly places on the planet. An ankle-deep mirror between mountain peaks and rubbled moraine, the…
Urban 'green' spaces may contribute to global warming, UCI study finds
— 22 Feb 2010 16:07 | EnvironmentDispelling the notion that urban 'green' spaces help counteract greenhouse gas emissions, new research has found - in Southern California at least - that total emissions might be lower…
Nitrate stimulates greenhouse gas production in small streams
— 31 Mar 2009 11:06 | EnvironmentNitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that has been accumulating in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution. It is well known that fertiliser can stimulate nitrous oxide production…
People are more suggestible under laughing gas
— 11 Jan 2009 15:22 | HealthThe pain-relieving effects of nitrous oxide - laughing gas - may be enhanced by suggestion or hypnosis, according to a new study by UCL (University College London). The study's findings…
Nitrous oxide emissions respond differently to no-till depending on the soil type
— 23 Oct 2008 10:10 | EnvironmentThe practice of no-till has increased considerably during the past 20 years. The absence of tillage coupled with the accumulation of crop residues at the soil surface modifies several…
New way for combating the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide
— 3 Apr 2008 02:45 | EnvironmentThe cost of treating wastewater contaminated with nitrogen could be lowered in future. Soil scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed a new…
Bacteria are releasing a serious greenhouse gas
— 1 Apr 2008 21:37 | HealthUnlike carbon dioxide and methane, laughing gas has been largely ignored by world leaders as a worrying greenhouse gas. But nitrous oxide must be taken more seriously, says Professor…
Nitrous oxide: definitely no laughing matter
— 19 Feb 2008 17:36 | EnvironmentFarmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the 'forgotten greenhouse gas' by taking part in an influential…