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International Scientific Conference Examines the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life

By Guest PostAugust 13, 20101 commentEnvironmentaquatic bioacoustics, arthur popper, biology professor, professor tony hawkins, seismic exploration, underwater explosions, university of maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A conference in Cork, Ireland co-organized by University of Maryland Biology Professor Arthur Popper (College of Chemical and Life Sciences) and Professor Tony Hawkins, former Director of Fisheries Research for Scotland and now an independent scientist, will look at the impact all kinds of noise has on life underwater.

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UM Advanced Bio-Filtration System Promises Less Chesapeake Pollution

By Guest PostAugust 9, 2010Environmentallen p davis, anacostia watershed, bio-filtration system, bioretention, bioretention projects, chesapeake bay, comcast center, denitrification, nitrogen, nitrogen removal, office of sustainability, phosphorous, rain gardens, runoff, scott lupin, stormwater, university of maryland, urban pollutants, urban runoff pollution

COLLEGE PARK – Technological advances developed by University of Maryland researchers promise significant reductions in urban runoff polluting the Anacostia watershed and the Chesapeake Bay. The researchers say their work represents the next generation of “low impact development” technologies.

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‘Bing’ still far behind Google

By ShamsJuly 9, 20093 commentsTechnologybing, dzantor e. kudjo, Google, king, maryland cooperative extension, metals, phytoremediation, search engine, soil, toxins, university of maryland, Yahoo

Microsoft’s new search engine ‘Bing’ is by far standing robustly against Omnipresent Google.

But, still there’s a ‘but’.

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International Scientific Conference Examines the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life

UM Advanced Bio-Filtration System Promises Less Chesapeake Pollution

‘Bing’ still far behind Google