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Symposium: Increased Litter Size and Environmental Effects of Pig Quality
2014-05-16 18:20:00| National Hog Farmer
On May 20th, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Animal Science and the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, will co-host a symposium entitled, "Increased Litter Size and Environmental Effects of Pig Quality." Location University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Animal Science 3940 Fair St. Lincoln, NE 68583-0908 United States See map: Google Maps This event offers both on-site and virtual attendance options, and will feature several speakers talking on a wide variety of topics including, genomic analysis of sow fertility and lifetime productivity. read more
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Kitty litter eyed as possible culprit New Mexico radiation leak
2014-05-14 04:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Kitty litter used to absorb liquid in radioactive debris may have triggered a chemical reaction that caused a radiation leak at a below-ground U.S. nuclear waste storage site in New Mexico, a state environmental official said on Tuesday. The waste disposal site, where drums of plutonium-tainted refuse from nuclear weapons factories and laboratories are buried in salt caverns 2,100 feet (640 meters) underground, has been shut down since unsafe radiation levels were first detected there on Feb. 14....
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Extent Marine Litter Documented in Major Seafloor Survey
2014-05-01 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A major survey of the ocean floor has found trash piling up throughout the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and Mediterranean Sea, reaching depths of nearly 3 miles below the surface, according to scientists from 15 European research organizations. Litter was located at each of the 600 sites surveyed, with plastic accounting for 41 percent and derelict fishing gear 34 percent. Glass, metal, wood, cardboard, clothing, pottery, and unidentified materials were also found. Garbage accumulated at sites as far...
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Most remote corners of oceans full of human litter, study finds
2014-05-01 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Scientists have found human litter in the form of plastic, fishing nets, glass and metals in Europes deepest ocean depths, confirming the extent and the seriousness of marine pollution. Video footage and trawl surveys carried out by a team of universities and marine centres have unveiled the extent of manmade rubbish in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientists looked at 32 sites from depths of 35 metres to 4.5 kilometres and found a variety of litter, including...
Toronto wants cigarette companies to cover litter costs
2014-04-08 18:49:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
The City of Toronto is asking the Ontario government to consider making cigarette companies financially responsible for the age-old problem of cigarette butt street litter.
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