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Water Pollution

 Pluck the dirt out

A solvent developed at the University of Alabama, usa , can snatch pollutants dissolved in water. The solvent can be tuned to snatch specific elements from water. The choosy solvent is one of a

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Mario
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Water Technology, Environmental Science, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

 Arsenic killer

A common fern, known as the brake fern (Pteris vittata), endemic to California, usa, has been found to soak up extraordinary amounts of arsenic without any ill effects to itself. This may offer a

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Arsenic, Environmental Science, Research, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

 Articles of contention

Certain provisions in the Kyoto Protocol could very well negate the very objectives that it seeks to achieve

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Mario
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Arsenic, Environmental Science, Research, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

 THE PHILIPPINES

San Mateo, a landfill site located in Anti

Publication Date: 
14/02/2001
Mario
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Landfill, Philippines
Air Pollution

 Fighting for a cause

K N Narayana Pillai, 75, is an ordinary citizen who has been suffering because of pollution from an industrial unit operating beside his house. He has been running from pillar to post for justice for the past two years but to no avail. He also wrote to An

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
Janakiraman Saravanan
Down to Earth
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Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Waste Disposal, Eye Diseases, Skin Diseases, Paint And Dye Industry, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), CSE, Personalities, Politics, Chennai (D), Corruption
Air Pollution

 The dirty dozens

Industries makes for a substantial contribution to the pollution load in India. They release toxics that are harmful to public health. The Central Pollution Control Board has certain industries

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Down to Earth
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Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Pesticides, Leather Industry, Copper Industry, Industry, Fertiliser Industry, Paint And Dye Industry
Water Pollution

 INDIA

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has criticised the Indian government for its inability to stick to fiscal targets and start infrastructure development in the country.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
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Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Vehicles, Two Wheelers
Water Resources

 UNITED NATIONS

A total of 2.4 billion people across the world do not have any access

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Land Degradation, Water Resources, UN, Ghana
Water Pollution

 FOLLOW UP

A US-based company, Longhorn Partners Pipeline, have agreed not to ship petrol containing the additive Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Down to Earth
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Shipping, Petrol, MTBE, United States Of America (US)
Water Pollution

Performance evaluation of the common effluent treatment plant for tanneries at Pammal - Pallavaram Tamil Nadu (India)

The data on flow, BOD, COD, TSS and TDS were collected from the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) for the period from June '96 to November '96. The data were analysed to assess the performance of the CETP in terms of removal efficiency for the above mentioned parameters. The original design of individual units in the CETP were scrutinized for their authenticity.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2000
S. Shanmugasundaram, D. V. S. Murthy
Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
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Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Tamil Nadu, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Water Pollution, Leather Industry, Industrial Waste Treatment

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