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(2011)ISTC researchers, B.K. Sharma, John Scott, and Kishore Rajagopalan, developed new analytical methods for the rapid identification and characterization of neutral lipids in the oil extracts of algae. They also studied the ...
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Arsenic Speciation in Arsenic-Rich Brazilian Soils from Gold Mining Sites under Anaerobic Incubation (Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2006)Arsenic enters the environment naturally though rock weathering but its concentrations can be dramatically increased by human activity such as mining. ISTC’s senior chemist, John Scott, and collaborators from the Federal ...
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(2015)In an era of water and fuel insecurity, it is important to develop methods to both conserve water and produce fuels from non-petroleum sources. Innovative use of wastewater is part of the solution. Researchers have discovered ...
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(2007)Lake Calumet in Illinois was a former glacial lake draining into Lake Michigan. After extensive industrialization and modifications to the area, it now drains to the Des Plaines River, which runs to the Mississippi River. ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2015-02)In urban areas wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent can represent a significant component of freshwater ecosystems, and WWTP effluent can be a point source for a variety of pollutants, including pharmaceuticals and ...
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(2014)Petroleum-based industrial lubricants present undesirable environmental and health effects, including toxicity to wildlife and humans, as well as poor biodegradability. Therefore, there is a growing interest in developing ...
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(Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, 2018)Low concentrations of microplastics are present in Illinois’ karst groundwater, according to a preliminary study completed in spring 2018. This is the first time that microplastics have been detected in groundwater. The ...
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(2015)The team collected sediments from streams, ditches, and ponds near or underneath a railway in suburban Chicago, and analyzed the sediments for polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals.
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