Researchers are finding ways to use plants to clean up contaminated
sites. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports on a
project to use genetically altered trees to pull certain kinds of
pollution from the ground:
Tag: research
The Electronic Tongue
Scientists are hoping that new technology will change the way
environmental testing is done. An electronic tongue may soon allow them
to “taste test” things like water, sediment, and other substances. The
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:
Sea Lamprey Soufflé?
A recent discovery has put the brakes on a plan to market Great Lakes sea lamprey to Europeans as a gourmet food. Scientists have found high levels of mercury in the lamprey, making it unfit to eat. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson has the story:
Study Seeks to Reduce Car/Deer Collisions
It’s that time of year again. Car/Deer collisions are at their highest in the months of October, November, and December. It’s a dangerous and expensive problem. Insurance companies paid out more than one hundred million dollars last year in Michigan alone because of car/deer crashes. Now a new study is looking at ways the collisions can be reduced. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:
Feds Test for Endocrine Disrupters
The U-S Environmental Protection Agency is working to identify whether certain chemicals disrupt human reproductive and neurological systems. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports that the process will take years, and for now, scientists recommend avoiding suspect chemicals found in some foods:
Measuring Stick for Health of Great Lakes
The governments of Canada and the United States are working to come up with a set of measurements to tell whether the Great Lakes are healthy. The two countries want to use the same measuring stick so they can accurately compare data. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham has the story:
World’s First Superconducting Power Lines
The world’s first high-capacity super-conducting power cable will be hooked up in a little over a year. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports that the cable could do for electricity what fiber optics did for communications:
Resistant &Quot;Super Lice" Tough to Kill
The mere mention of lice might be enough to make your skin crawl. But the really creepy news is that lice outbreaks are becoming more frequent…and more difficult to control. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:
It’s No Ordinary Septic System
Around the country, more and more people are getting interested in earth-friendly solutions to everyday problems. Sometimes they hit on a way of solving two problems at once. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Stephanie Hemphill reports on a project that combines household wastewater treatment with a solar greenhouse.
New Fungus Could Kill Drugs
Government researchers are hard at work testing a new weapon in the war on drugs; a fungus designed to kill off narcotic plants. It could make easy work of destroying crops that provide cocaine and heroin, as well as marijuana. But some scientists have concerns about the killer fungus. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson has more: