Results: Stories
154 results found for '"Pollution"' in Keyword.
SLURP
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 106
- NoS ID
- 325465
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: Designed to remove oil from polluted rivers this small tank can skim off up to two and three-quarters tons of oil per hour. The initials stand for self-levelling unit for removing pollution,...
Midges Measure Muck
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 114
- NoS ID
- 325494
- Story no
- 2 / 4
COI synopsis: Midge larvae thrive in fresh water all over the world. Some like it really fresh, other species like their own particular brand of muck. By observing which species inhabit any stretch of a...
Prevention Of Waste: Wasteplex
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 150
- NoS ID
- 325623
- Story no
- 1 / 5
COI synopsis: Nearly everywhere today a major concern is cutting back on waste to help preserve resources. But first, spot your waste! This issue spots a few obvious, and a few very strange areas where...
Sound: Concrete Nibbler
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 152
- NoS ID
- 325638
- Story no
- 5 / 5
COI synopsis: This hydraulic excavator breaks concrete by bending, and cuts the noise of the conventional vibrator by more than half, with a thirty-five ton pressure bite!
Changing Shape: Oil Clear
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 194
- NoS ID
- 325830
- Story no
- 3 / 4
COI synopsis: By understanding the importance of shapes and, in some cases, experimenting with new shapes, scientists are alleviating age-old problems. Oil refineries, though important to our society,...
Early Warning Alarms: Underwater Canary
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 236
- NoS ID
- 325980
- Story no
- 2 / 3
COI synopsis: Prevention is better than cure... a simple early warning system can mean that trouble - or even disaster - can be averted. The sea has a remarkable capacity to absorb quite safely our...
A Boat To Deal With Weeds
- Series name
- London Line
- Issue no
- 418
- NoS ID
- 326694
- Story no
- 2 / 2
COI synopsis: The Boogaloo, a small anti-pollutant craft used for cargo carrying and which copes with weeds in rivers.
Bob Boote
- Series name
- The Pacemakers
- Issue no
- 18
- NoS ID
- 327154
- Story no
- 1 / 1
NoS synopsis: Bob Boote, chairman of the European Conservation Committee and Deputy Director of the Nature Conservancy, discusses the measures taken to combat pollution in Stoke-On-Trent.
Disposable Oil Boom
- Series name
- Tomorrow Today
- Issue no
- 59
- NoS ID
- 329436
- Story no
- 1 / 3
COI synopsis: Oil on rivers, a messy polluter of the water and a killer to wild life. Various methods exist to overcome it, but none as successful as this "Loch Ness Monster".
SLURP
- Series name
- Tomorrow Today
- Issue no
- 106
- NoS ID
- 329515
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: Device for removing oil off polluted rivers.