heavy metals

Penn State study: Spraying brine from drilling, fracking on roadways is hazardous

Spreading wastewater from non-shale oil and gas drilling and fracking on unpaved roads is a cheap way for municipalities to…

8 years ago

Swimming Microbots Kill Waterborne Pathogens

Swimming microbots purify water by capturing and killing bacteria, before being removed with magnets. Image: American Chemical Society One of…

9 years ago

Watershed group’s “blanket” approach to erosion control

Members of the Nashwaak Watershed Association install an erosion control blanket on the riverbank. (Joe McDonald/CBC News) Two of the…

9 years ago

Millions in Michigan exposed to potentially unsafe chemicals in their water

The nonprofit Environmental Working Group's new nationwide tap water database shows Michigan and U.S. water systems have a number of…

9 years ago

EPA to Allow Fracking Waste Dumping in the Gulf of Mexico

A fracking site situated on the outskirts of town at dawn in the Permian Basin oil field on January 21,…

9 years ago