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Biodegradable Defined

Waste material composed primarily of naturally-occurring constituent parts, able to be broken down and absorbed into the ecosystem. Wood, for example, is biodegradable, for example, while plastics are not.

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Mediterranean facing fish invasion

Published August 21, 2008, 7:13 pm, Moldova.org

Italian environmental officials said the Mediterranean Sea is being invaded by two alien species each month.IRPA, Italy's marine environment protection agency, said the fish are coming from fish farms, the Atlantic Ocean and up the Suez Canal, ANSA reported Thursday.The sea has been weakened by environmental stress and overfishing, research director Franco Andaloro told ANSA. Andaloro said the ...

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Dems trade blue for green at convention

Published August 21, 2008, 8:09 am, ABC 13 Houston

Democrats are hoping to leave a big mark on history and a small footprint on the environment

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Polyketals May Improve Treatment Of Inflammatory Diseases

Published August 21, 2008, 6:14 am, Medical News Today

A family of biodegradable polymers called polyketals and their derivatives may improve treatment for such inflammatory illnesses as acute lung injury, acute liver failure and inflammatory bowel disease by delivering drugs, proteins and snips of ribonucleic acid to disease locations in the body.

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Co-op colours student house rentals green

Published August 21, 2008, 3:30 am, Kingston Whig-Standard

Some of the greenest houses in Kingston just got a little more environmentally friendly. In an area of the city where green all too often describes what is growing around the toilet in a drafty bathroom, the Queen's Science '44 Co-Op is aggressively retrofitting the 20 student rentals [...]

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'Edible Optics' Could Make Food Safer

Published August 21, 2008, 1:31 am, BakeryOnline

Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for a year, then dissolve

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Battling the Bird-Borne 'Bugs' of Summer

Published August 20, 2008, 3:34 pm, Carteret County News-Times

(ARA) - The return of songbirds and robins on the lawn - for many, these sights signal the arrival of the many joys of summer. The truth is, however, that the birds of summer really bug a lot of people - literally.

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Offices teem with germs, bacteria

Published August 20, 2008, 12:05 am, Ventura County Star

The average office has hundreds of times more bacteria than a toilet seat. The "enter" button on your office fax machine is probably a rank stew of vile bacteria. And here's a controversial bit — women spread more germs in the workplace than men.

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Colorado Business

Published August 20, 2008, 12:01 am, Denver Post

General Moly Inc. of Lakewood has entered into an agreement with Eureka County, Nev., to lease 164 acres of land, known as the Eureka Canyon Subdivision, for five years to house employees working at the Mount Hope mine.

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Business FYI

Published August 19, 2008, 3:52 pm, Everett Herald

Larry Byers, director of technical services for Everett's Puget Sound Kidney Centers, is the new president for the Rotary Club of Everett. Byers, a Rotary member since 1996, will lead the club's 200 members through June 2009. The organization provides community and international service.

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Mariner's Choice Broadens Exposure in the Caribbean

Published August 19, 2008, 6:00 am, PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 19, 2008 -- Mariner's Choice International, Inc. reports a second commercial order for its product line will be shipped in September 2008, to eZone, the Caribbean distribution partner out of Trinidad, following extensive product testing and marketing in the region.

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