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A clickable guide to the world's energy use

A clickable guide to the world's energy use | The Glory of the Garden | Scoop.it
Use our interactive graphic to find out which countries were using up Earth's resources fastest in 2011, and which ones were taking a lead on renewable energy.
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Boosting bacteria in drinking water may improve health

Boosting bacteria in drinking water may improve health | The Glory of the Garden | Scoop.it
Drinking water is teeming with microbial life – but some of it could benefit human health.

 

Lutgarde Raskin of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor says that workers at water treatment facilities across the US try to destroy all of the bacteria in drinking water with infusions of chlorine and other disinfectants. Raskin and her team suggest that encouraging the growth of some bacteria in drinking water could actually improve the quality and safety of the product. . . .

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