Past News: 2004
Mass Poisoning: Resolving the Arsenic Crisis in Asia »
Every day, more than 140 million people in southern Asia drink groundwater contaminated with arsenic. Thousands of people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar and Vietnam die of cancer each year from chronic exposure to arsenic,...
By Chelsea Anne Young,
Biodegradable Composites for the Building Industry »
Stanford researchers seek way to produce low-cost, recyclable biocomposites that could replace wood in construction.
By Mark Shwartz,
Mitigating Future Arsenic Catastrophes in Asia »
Stanford scientist work to solve mystery of how arsenic gets into groundwater more than 100 feet below the surface.
By Chelsea Anne Young,
Biocomposites: Building a Sustainable Future »
Stanford University researchers have developed a synthetic wood substitute that may one day save trees, reduce greenhouse gas emisions and shrink landfills.
By Mark Shwartz,
Stanford researcher searches for economical ways of recovering valuable products from wastewater.
By Mark Shwartz,
Enhancing the Conservation Value of Countryside »
Idea for creating environmental value finds success.
By Mark Shwartz,