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22,000 US Lakes in Poor or Fair Condition According to EPA

Jennifer Lance — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:23:00 +0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a draft study finding 44% of US lakes over ten acres are in fair or poor condition amounting to 22,000 lakes. This study follows earlier news this year that 20,000 US beaches have been closed due to pollution. Just like beaches, “degraded lakeshore habitat” is one of [...]

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Oregon Makes Commercial Fertilizer from Wastewater

Reenita Malhotra — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:14:57 +0000

Here in the U.S., we are certainly learning how to make the most of wastewater! A short while ago, NASA developed a technology that enabled clean drinking water to be recycled out of urine.Â Now, Oregon has opened a commercial facility that incorporates a new technology to recover phosphorus and other nutrients from wastewater, for recycling [...]

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