NOAA project attempts to rebuild coral reefs

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has embarked on a project aimed at rebuilding coral reefs destroyed by shipwrecks. Project director Charles M. Wahle has declared the project successful. The reconstruction project involved 4,000 square meters of reef at two sites of ship groundings off Key Largo in 1989, which had been ruined by the groundings and the ensuing salvaging operations. Marine biologists contend, however, that prevention is still the best way of preserving reefs. The NOAA reconstruction project and the widespread destruction of coral reefs were the topics at a symposium of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science on Feb. 11, 1996.

Protection and preservation, Maintenance and repair, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coral reefs and islands, Coral reefs, Coral reef ecology, Coral reef ecosystems

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Assessing the grand environmental challenges

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The National Science Board has recommended increasing the annual budget of the National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF for environmental research, scientific assessment and education to $1.6 billion. The article details the identification of four grand challenges for immediate funding.

United States, Receipt of funds, Use of Funds, Finance, Investments, United States. National Science Foundation, United States. National Science Board

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Exhaustive test for diesel vehicles

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The environmental protection agency in Australia is testing a new technique for evaluating the emissions of diesel vehicles. The new method, which is quick and low-cost, employs laser light-scattering photometry for on-the-spot pollutant readings.

Australia, Usage, Brief Article, Measurement, Environmental aspects, Motor vehicles, Diesel motor exhaust gas, Diesel emissions, Photometry

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