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Bayer's arsenic boost
Added: 1 Aug 2002
Research from Bayer and Severn Trent has led to the development of a substance which can re…

Reducing mercury emissions
Added: 24 Jul 2002
ADA Environmental Solutions and PG&E Corporation's National Energy Group have begun a field test fo…
These esters don't pollute
Added: 23 Jul 2002
Sumitomo Chemical has developed a new process to produce fatty acid methyl esters without generatin…
US files suit against Motiva
Added: 19 Jul 2002
Civil suits have been files by the United States and Delaware against Motiva Enterprises in connect…
Wind power makes Hydrogen
Added: 12 Jul 2002
Quantum Technologies has been awarded a contract to provide a hydrogen fuel storage system for a wi…
Plastic nuggets aid agricultural plastic waste disposal
Added: 3 Jul 2002
An agricultural engineer at Penn State University has created burnable, energy-efficient plastic nu…
FDA suspends operations at Air Liquide
Added: 20 Jun 2002
The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has shut down certain operations of Air Liquide Am…

Membrane filters offer options for cleaner water
Added: 18 Jun 2002
University of Houston researchers are studying the large-scale employment of membrane filters to re…
Cleaner water
Added: 13 Jun 2002
A Northwestern University environmental engineer has developed a water treatment device that render…
Spotting contaminated chickens
Added: 13 Jun 2002
Researchers at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth have developed a rapid procedure which will ena…
A biodegradable notebook
Added: 5 Jun 2002
Fujitsu has developed what it claims is the world's first notebook computer housing to use …

Aluminium waste headache solved
Added: 31 May 2002
An Australian research team believes it has solved one of the world's big industrial waste headache…
Safety standards
Added: 15 May 2002
Although now in force, the new safety standard for safety-related control systems, IEC 61508, is st…
Managing alarms to eliminate overload
Added: 15 May 2002
Today's control technology has given plant operators unprecedented insights into the running of the…
Could this kill you?
Added: 7 May 2002
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to determine the extent of the public health risk from acryl…
EPRI develops economical NOx reduction process
Added: 29 Apr 2002
A new NOx reduction process developed by EPRI provides coal-fired generating units with a c…

Trichloroethylene reclassified as a carcinogen
Added: 28 Mar 2002
Trichloroethylene, a solvent used for degreasing surfaces has been reclassified as a carcinogen by …
Stripper stamps out the stink
Added: 18 Mar 2002
That 'new smell' - the one that hits you when you step into a brand new car - is on the way…

Allergic reactions
Added: 11 Mar 2002
Stuart Nathan looks at some of the facts behind food allergies, the ways food processors can minimi…