Building a wall against toxic waste

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A new decontamination technology will be tested in attempt to stop toxic wastes from Massachusetts Military Reservation from reaching four Cape Cod, MA, towns through groundwater. A steel wall in the ground will channel the water through iron-filing filters aimed at breaking down toxic molecules.

Innovations, Pollution, Control, Water, Underground, Groundwater, Cape Cod, Hazardous wastes, Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.), Decontamination

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Diabetes complications: why is glucose potentially toxic?

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Research evidence indicates that glucose is involved in the activation of the Beta2 isoform of protein kinase C (PKC) in vascular tissue, which triggers diabetic complications. The finding could lead to methods that could interrupt glucose-induced tissue damage in diabetic patients.

Health aspects, Causes of, Complications and side effects, Hyperglycemia, Glucose, Diabetic angiopathies

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A new way to ask the experts: rating radioactive waste risks

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Earth scientists have developed a method called expert elicitation to evaluate the uncertainties and risk estimates of nuclear waste sites. Using the method produced a 1 in 10,000 chance of a volcanic eruption at the proposed repository at Yucca Mountain.

Research, Methods, Risk assessment, Radioactive waste disposal, Volcanic activity prediction, Yucca Mountain (Nevada)

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