Heavy metal pollution
The most dangerous are: cadmium, lead, mercury that can be harmful to human health even in very low concentrations, as well as being highly toxic and non-degradable. They accumulate in those organisms that occupy the highest levels in the food pyramid: mercury pollution in the sea provokes the concentration of this metal in fish and the organisms that eat the fish, including men. Mercury that derives from the dumping of industrial waste and that reaches the sea is ever lasting and continues its cycle by passing from one organism to another through the food chain.
Special reports
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10 March 2006
Environment biotech
Biotechnology Biotechnology can be defined as the application of microbiology, genetic engineering and biochemistry for the treatment of waste materials…
15 April 2014
How rich are we …. in blue gold?
The blue planet: water availability in the world 24 December 1968, a date of historical importance. The Earth was photographed…
4 March 2010
Biotechnological cleaners
Bacteria that "eat oil" In today’s society, more than 80% of human activities are closely connected to the production of…
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26 February 2014
How much water is on your plate?
Still waters run deep! This proverb reminds us how many times we have heard popular proverbs about water, and how…
21 February 2013
Renewable energy in Italy
Renewable energy sources in Italy The GSE (Gestore dei Servizi Energetici), the Italian energy services management authority, periodically publishes data…
8 July 2011
Who’s coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
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29 April 2013
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
10 May 2008
Bioindicators
Monitoring the environment Ecologic research is more and more oriented towards an assessment of the quality of the environment and…
10 February 2014
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
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10 March 2006
Environment biotech
Biotechnology Biotechnology can be defined as the application of microbiology, genetic engineering and biochemistry for the treatment of waste materials…
15 April 2014
How rich are we …. in blue gold?
The blue planet: water availability in the world 24 December 1968, a date of historical importance. The Earth was photographed…
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4 March 2010
Biotechnological cleaners
Bacteria that "eat oil" In today’s society, more than 80% of human activities are closely connected to the production of…
26 February 2014
How much water is on your plate?
Still waters run deep! This proverb reminds us how many times we have heard popular proverbs about water, and how…
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21 February 2013
Renewable energy in Italy
Renewable energy sources in Italy The GSE (Gestore dei Servizi Energetici), the Italian energy services management authority, periodically publishes data…
8 July 2011
Who’s coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
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10 March 2006
Environment biotech
Biotechnology Biotechnology can be defined as the application of microbiology, genetic engineering and biochemistry for the treatment of waste materials…
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15 April 2014
How rich are we …. in blue gold?
The blue planet: water availability in the world 24 December 1968, a date of historical importance. The Earth was photographed…
-
4 March 2010
Biotechnological cleaners
Bacteria that "eat oil" In today’s society, more than 80% of human activities are closely connected to the production of…
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Facts
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The “wave-swallowing” dragon
Wave Dragon, that swallows waves and generates electricity is a plant for the exploitation of sea wave energy. It has…
Niño e Niña
The Humbolt ocean current goes north along the Peruvian coasts and pushes surface waters towards the open sea. This favours…
Water as a percentage
Only 3% of total water reserves is made up of fresh water, and only 30% of it can be found…
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Water in the human body
In some organisms, water can compose up to 90% of their total weight. For instance, man is made of water…
Sea in love
In Italy, the "mare in amore" phenomenon occurs very often: the part of the sea coast where this occurs is…
Ephemeral lakes
Even big lakes can form on the surface, inside or at the contact with a glacier. Due to the ice…
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Ice and fire
Iceland is characterized by numerous ice-sheets, among which the vast Vatnajökull (jökull means glacier in Icelandic); with a surface area…
City of ice
The Marmolada glacier in the Dolomites has become famous, notwithstanding its small size, due to a historical fact, that pointed…
Spiders sub and fish in the air
Argyronetha is a spider that lives in the marsh and is able to catch air on the surface by forming…
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16 May 2011
The “wave-swallowing” dragon
Wave Dragon, that swallows waves and generates electricity is a plant for the exploitation of sea wave energy. It has…
13 May 2011
Niño e Niña
The Humbolt ocean current goes north along the Peruvian coasts and pushes surface waters towards the open sea. This favours…
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Water as a percentage
Only 3% of total water reserves is made up of fresh water, and only 30% of it can be found…
Water in the human body
In some organisms, water can compose up to 90% of their total weight. For instance, man is made of water…
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11 May 2011
Sea in love
In Italy, the "mare in amore" phenomenon occurs very often: the part of the sea coast where this occurs is…
16 May 2011
Ephemeral lakes
Even big lakes can form on the surface, inside or at the contact with a glacier. Due to the ice…
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The “wave-swallowing” dragon
Wave Dragon, that swallows waves and generates electricity is a plant for the exploitation of sea wave energy. It has…
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13 May 2011
Niño e Niña
The Humbolt ocean current goes north along the Peruvian coasts and pushes surface waters towards the open sea. This favours…
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Water as a percentage
Only 3% of total water reserves is made up of fresh water, and only 30% of it can be found…