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- COVER STORY: Mimicking Nature: Nature inspires passive treatment technology for high-flow
acidic mine drainage discharges
Bill Burgos, Mary Ann Bruns, John Senko and several graduate students are engineering a passive pretreatment technology for high-flow acidic mine drainage AMD that exploits the natural biological low-pH iron oxidation.
(Download pdf) - PASDA Supports Energy Research and Exploration in Pennsylvania
PASDA is an online resource for exploring potential energy resources and renewable energy options in Pennsylvania.
(Download pdf) - Researcher guides design of Smithsonian exhibit on soil, life on Earth
A Penn State soil scientist helped to lead the design of a new temporary exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
(Download pdf) - Environmental engineers tackle the problem of water reuse in Centre County and around the
world
Penn State researchers have been working to develop ways to provide safe drinking water in difficult environments such as post-Katrina Mississippi or in remote Army installations.
(Download pdf) - Future impact of global warming worse when grazing animals considered
The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models of the region, according to a pair of Penn State biologists.
(Download pdf) - AVGWLF Goes International
In addition to being used within the U.S., AVGWLF, a watershed model for use in simulating nutrient and sediment transport, has also been gaining an international reputation.
(Download pdf) - Report from PSU’s
Energy and Environment Outreach Team
Team of professionals representing a cross-section of Penn State’s Outreach division assembled to begin the work of engaging a coordinated effort to address energy and environment outreach needs and opportunities.
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