groundwater
The new study has important implications for managing US water resources
A new study looked at chlorine isotopes as chemical tracers to determine the age and origin of groundwaters from the Eastern Desert of Egypt
It could take more than 100 years for groundwater systems to completely respond to current environmental change
Ecosystem resilience and human well-being is a key topic of an ecological sciences conference
The main source of the contamination is natural, but human factors such as groundwater-table decline and nitrate pollution may be exacerbating the problem
A recent research study applied experimental data and mathematical models to understand some of the limitations of biodegradation of toxic pollutants that are frequently found in contaminated aquifers
What’s something found in all wastewater that will allow us to account for all of it?
A naturally occurring protein can break down chlorite, an industrial pollutant found in groundwater, drinking water, and soils, into harmless byproducts
Digging in the dirt
Bacteria provide a microbial partner to help protect trees from the toxic effects of pollutants and break down the toxins plants bring in from contaminated groundwater
