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Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles [...]
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Operators of subsea fields on the continental shelf spend vast amounts of money on keeping harmful ice-like crystals under control. SINTEF scientists are now looking for a cheaper solution to the problem.
The researchers are trying to solve the mystery of what happens when hydrates are formed. These ice-like crystals can accumulate in the pipelines that [...]
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Fibre, antispasmodics and peppermint oil are all effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should become first-line treatments, according to a study on the British Medical Journal website.
National guidelines on the management of IBS should be updated in light of this evidence, say the authors.
IBS is characterised by abdominal pain and an irregular bowel [...]
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From a quantitative standpoint, mineral oil is probably the largest contaminant of our body. That this contaminant can be tolerated without health concerns in humans has not been proven convincingly.
The current Editorial of the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology reflects on this and concludes that this proof either has to be provided or [...]
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Scientists in Italy have found bacteria in the root of a tropical grass whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries. These bacteria seem to promote the production of essential oils, but also they change the molecular structure of the oil, giving it different flavours and properties: termicidal, insecticidal, antimicrobial and antioxidant.
Studying [...]
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A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was conducted by Professor Anick Bérard of the Université de Montréal`s Faculty of Pharmacy and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center and Master`s student Krystel Moussally.
In Canada, 50 percent of [...]
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