Ecology

  2013 APR 26 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Chemicals & Chemistry -- Data detailed on Environmental Monitoring have been presented. According to news reporting originating from Aachen, Germany, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "The Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes host populations of edible fish species including Oreochromis niloticus, Labeobarbus intermedius and Clarias gariepinus, which are harvested also in other tropical countries. We investigated the occurrence of six heavy metals in tissues of these fish species as well as in the waters of Lake Koka and Lake Awassa. ...read more

  2013 APR 26 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Chemicals & Chemistry -- Current study results on Environmental Monitoring have been published. According to news reporting from Curitiba, Brazil, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "The glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup(A ®), is one of the most used pesticides worldwide. In concert with the advent of transgenic crops resistant to glyphosate, the use of this pesticide has led to an increase in agricultural yields. ...read more

  2013 APR 26 (VerticalNews) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Chemicals & Chemistry -- Fresh data on Environmental Monitoring are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "Knowledge of water quality conditions is essential in assessing the health of riverine ecosystems. The goal of this study is to determine the degree to which water quality variables are related to precipitation and air temperature conditions for a segment of the Pearl River Basin near Bogalusa, LA, USA. ...read more