Scientists from the University of Georgia are testing alligators for mercury — and learning more about the whole ecosystem ...

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The Maine Forest Service said browntail caterpillars are now turning into moths. Here’s how to stay safe and protect your yard.

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To obtain highly efficient and stable discharges in mercury-free flat fluorescent lamps (MFFLs), the effects of the main electrode configuration on the electro-optical characteristics such as the ...

At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from ...

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A systematic investigation of sorbent-trap sampling, which is a method that uses paired sorbent traps to measure total vapor phase mercury (Hg), was carried out at two coal-fired power plants. The ...

We optimized a hyphenated system based on size exclusion chromatography coupled to a microwave/UV mercury oxidation system and an atomic fluorescence detector (SEC–CVG–AFS) for the online oxidation of ...

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Details of the new product and alternative light source solutions to mercury lamps will be exhibited at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2025 in Munich, Germany, set for Tuesday, June 24 - Friday, June 27.

The researchers collected moths using vertical light traps equipped with two 65W CFL bulbs and a 160W mercury vapour lamp, set up on a 4 × 5 ft. white cotton screen.