Tag: arsenic

UMR researchers find arsenic, lead in New Orleans’ sediment

Posted by on July 13, 2007

A recent report from researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla says the team found concentrations of leachable arsenic and lead in excess of drinking water standards in a number of sediment and soil samples it collected from New Orleans’ parishes in 2005.

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UMR study tackles pollution prevention at power plants

Posted by on April 6, 2006

America’s desire for cheap electricity, generated by the nation’s coal-fired power plants, comes with a hidden environmental concern, says a University of Missouri-Rolla researcher.

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