Ecology

Organic vegetables are much richer with natural antioxidants

Organic vegetables are much richer with natural antioxidants compared to vegetables grown in the usual way.

09 July 2012, 12:57

Nanopesticides: New Solution or New Threat?

In order to assess all the risks associated with the use of nanopesticides, and also to understand whether they are safe and beneficial to human health and the environment, a comprehensive study is required. Melanie Kah and Thilo Hofmann (Melanie Kah and Thilo Hofmann) from the Faculty of Geoecology at the University of Vienna conducted a similar study in this area.

05 July 2012, 11:21

What is the use of sea water?

Going to rest to the sea - it does not matter, warm southern or cool northern - it is important to know how to use the opportunities and benefits of sea water 100%.

05 July 2012, 10:50

The fire danger indicator is 5 times higher than the critical level

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warns of a high fire hazard in the southern, central and eastern regions of Ukraine. This was announced at a press conference in Kiev Director of the Hydrometeorological Center Nikolai Kulbida.

03 July 2012, 08:57

In Ukraine for 2 years there is no state standard for drinking water

British researchers called Kiev the dirty capital of Europe. The main problems of the city, they identified landfills and gassed air, but the biggest trouble - water. "Kievvodokanal" purifies the water from the Desna several times with chlorine and filters. However, Vladislav Goncharuk, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Academician of NASU and Director of the Institute of Colloid Chemistry and Water Chemistry, does not dare to drink such water. "Tap water is not drinking, it is really of very poor quality - it does not cause any doubts," the scientist claims.

02 July 2012, 10:40

Proteins increase resistance to lethal doses of radioactive radiation

Proteins that prevent blood clotting, increase the body's resistance to lethal doses of radioactive radiation.

27 June 2012, 10:58

Exposure to noise from the road increases the risk of heart attack

The impact of noise from the road for an extended period of time increases the risk of a heart attack, as well as various diseases of the cardiovascular system, according to a new study by a group of Danish scientists published in the latest issue of PLoS ONE.

26 June 2012, 10:06

Meat and eggs, it turns out, can also be Chinese fake

Amazing things related to food, writes pharmapractice.ru. Meat and eggs, it turns out, can also be a Chinese counterfeit. And already in China itself they admit that not all their products are equally useful even for trained athletes.

25 June 2012, 19:01

Chemical bisphenol will affect the genetics of people of many generations

The negative influence that is currently exerted by the widely used industry-wide bisphenol A chemical, will imprint its imprint on the genetics of people in subsequent generations - such a disappointing conclusion the other day came the American researchers.

23 June 2012, 12:09

SES: water quality in Ukraine's water bodies is satisfactory

The state of water in the reservoirs of Ukraine this season is better than in the past.

22 June 2012, 10:22

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