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‘A Tsunami of Human Waste’: Half of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing, Says Report

Circle of Blue

A critically failing sewage works in Springbok in the Northern Cape is one of 334 in the country which obtained a Green Drop score of 30% or less. There he learned how to paddle a canoe and swim. From the outside it was a sport to do, a way to get out,” said Hanse. “It Photo © Steve Kretzmann / CCIJ. Nationwide failure.

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Understanding the Science to Better Protect the Public from Cumulative Impacts 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Do they accumulate in our bodies? Do they harm us? Do US environmental laws recognize “cumulative risks” and “cumulative impacts” as real and substantial? The answers to all these important questions increasingly seem to be yes. As they persist and mix, we’re exposed to them in ways both obvious and subtle. Dr. Robert H.

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Emerging Investigator Series – Changseok Han

Water Research & Technology

He received the ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from 2014 to 2018 to work at The Office of Research and Development at U.S. How has your research evolved from your first article to this most recent article? What aspect of your work are you most excited about at the moment? Han achieved his Ph.D

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Nebraska Agrochemical Contamination Throws Families, Communities, Water Providers into Turmoil

Circle of Blue

Get involved and do something or just disappear. Their work has revealed to them one of the darker sides of rural life in Nebraska. A week of rest and antibiotics did not subdue the sickness. A different antibiotic didn’t either. . His doctors don’t know how he got it or what exactly he was exposed to.

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Colpoys Bay is under threat by a proposed land-based fish farm

Enviromental Defense

This is the term used for land-based fish farming but it has little to do with farming or fishing. The contaminants could include amongst other things: fish waste, antibiotics and sedatives given to the fish to keep them calm. Allowing it to be built would set a very dangerous precedent for South Bruce and other rural municipalities.

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Backyard Chickens And Their Environmental Benefits

Onya

Just How Sustainable Are Backyard Chickens? While it’s easy to say that people should be starting their own flocks of hens to help combat climate change, it’s a lot harder to do. For all their myriad benefits, both for the planet and for the person keeping them, they are one thing above all others; backyard chickens are a lot of work.

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Emerging Investigator Series – Alexandre Pinto

Water Research & Technology

Read Alexandre Pinto’s Emerging Investigator article “ Emerging investigator series: Photocatalytic membrane reactors: fundamentals and advances in preparation and application in wastewater treatment ” and read more about him in the interview below: How did you decide on your current research field? The focus of my Ph.D.

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