Scientists from Heriot-Watt and the University of South Africa have developed a method to convert hazardous acid mine drainage into a valuable resource for drinking water treatment, offering hope for ...

Two workers were sent to the hospital and one of them later died after they were exposed early Tuesday morning to hydrofluoric acid at the Mexichem Fluor Inc. refrigerant plant in St. Gabriel, company ...

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In a small town in southern Vermont, not far from the lauded ski slopes of Okemo, there's water gushing out of the back of a treatment facility. For Chris Hughes, the assistant water and wastewater ...

An acid mine water remediation project, first pitched to Murrysville officials three years ago, has received $2 million in support from the state Department of Environmental Protection. As part of ...

Efforts to more strictly regulate a toxic chemical used to make high-octane gasoline at refineries across the nation — including at PBF Energy’s Torrance Refinery and the Valero Refinery in Wilmington ...

The same herb that flavors your roast chicken is showing promising results in brain research. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also ...

“It is the largest capital improvement project in the history of the city of Woodbury,” assistant public works director Jim Westerman said. The $330 million plant will connect all 20 of Woodbury’s ...

There are telltale signs that your car's lead acid battery might need water replenishment. Maintenance-free or valve-regulated lead-acid batteries (VRLA) are the types that don't need watering, hence ...

Water may transform into a superacidic fluid under extreme heat and pressure. These conditions are found only in Earth’s interior, within icy planets like Uranus and Neptune – and possibly in ...

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Portland officials said Friday that the city has temporarily paused construction on its $2 billion water filtration plant east of Gresham, marking another setback to the costly and controversial ...