Archive | April, 2012

Seafood: New threat to aquaculture of marine mussels … and cultural heritage of Europe

  New threat to aquaculture of marine mussels This is about the bivalve mollusk, blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Background Marine mussels are a source of delicious and healthy food. Marine mussels are a staple of [...]

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Venus, or Aphrodite, goddess of love, Environment, Water and Ecology. Environmental role of synthetic surfactants

Environment, Water and Ecology. Environmental role of synthetic surfactants.     Background. In the previous parts of this series of the material posted, it was explained why it is so important to analyze the issues [...]

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New facts on hazardous biological and toxic effects of surfactants and detergents: paradigm shifted

New facts on hazardous biological and toxic effects of surfactants and detergents, paradigm shifted on bioassay to assess environmental hazards of chemicals / pollutants /xenobiotics / waste waters: new conceptualization [Series of posts on fundamental [...]

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Will wars of future be related to modern science and theories of ecology? Key issues, water quality: scientific fundamentals, achievements, discoveries, bibliography

Will wars of future be related to modern science and theories of ecology? Key issues, water quality: scientific fundamentals, achievements, discoveries, bibliography. About 400 billion gallons water is used worldwide each day. The goal of [...]

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Will wars of future be linked to modern science of ecology? Key issues, water quality: scientific fundamentals, achievements, discoveries, bibliography

Will wars of future be linked to modern science of ecology? Key issues,  water quality: scientific fundamentals, achievements, discoveries, bibliography. About 400 billion gallons water is used worldwide each day. The goal of this material [...]

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Discovery of the key role of organisms that filter water and make it clear

    Recent data demonstrated a gigantic role of aquatic organisms in making water clean and clear. It was shown in the long-term international project that was carried out recently. The amazing results were presented [...]

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Cone snail venom controls pain

Hidden in the mud, the cone snail Conus purpurascens lies in wait for its victims. It attracts its prey, fish, with its proboscis, which can move like a worm, protruding from the mud. Once a [...]

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Satellite observes rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctic

As ESA’s Envisat satellite marks ten years in orbit, it continues to observe the rapid retreat of one of Antarctica’s ice shelves due to climate warming. One of the satellite’s first observations following its launch [...]

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Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products

In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the U.S. government for poultry production [...]

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