Pacific Northwest Technology Today is Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's monthly online newsletter. This newsletter is intended to keep our elected officials, political staffers, and decision makers updated about developments, technologies, projects and more, between PNNL and its local and regional colleagues.
Volume 2, Issue 1
October 31, 2006
Editor's Note
Environmental Science is essential to the health and sustainability of our way of life.
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Down and Dirty: PNNL and King County Wastewater Treatment Division prepare for the effects of dirty bomb attack
If a "dirty bomb," one type of radiological dispersion device, went off in a city, the immediate effects could be very serious.
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Happy Hour for Microbes: Fueled by ethanol, microorganisms immobilize uranium at former nuclear site
By serving microbes a little bit of alcohol for an hour every day, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers and their collaborators found that certain micro-organisms can tie up uranium in the soil. The microbes could be quite valuable at former nuclear weapons sites.
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Soaking up the Spoils: 'Mercury Sponge' technology goes from Lab to market
A material designed to capture and remove mercury and other toxic substances from industrial waste streams is now available for commercial use. Battelle has licensed the SAMMS™ technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Steward Environmental Solutions of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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New research offers green technology for perchlorate removal
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, environmentally friendly process for treating water contaminated by perchlorate, a toxic chemical that has been found in drinking water in 35 states.
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