Category Archives: pollution

Amazon Fungus Will Eat Plastic Solving a Big Environmental Problem of Landfills

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Popular Science reports that a group of students from Yale found the fungus during an expedition to Ecuador and learned it breaks down polyurethane. This plastic is one of those modern chemical compounds found in so many products and it … Continue reading →

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Plants Can Purify Our Surroundings: NASA

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

A NASA research document came to the conclusion that “house plants can purify and rejuvenate air within our houses and workplaces, safeguarding us all from any side effects connected with prevalent toxins such as formaldehyde, ammonia and also benzene.”� Trees … Continue reading →

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Japan to map radioactive contaminated farmlands

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The Japanese Government will soon draw up a radioactive substance concentration map for farmlands. The government will also conduct a study on contaminated debris as part of measures to deal with radioactive material released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear … Continue reading →

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Rain Gardens: Natural Solution to Urban Water Pollution

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Rain gardens are also known as recharge gardens.A rain garden is a planted depression that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted lawn areas the opportunity to be absorbed. This reduces rain … Continue reading →