Most contaminated waste materials generated from excavation of construction job sites are either buried in landfills or burned. There are fewer than 10 plants in the U.S. that wash and clean soil for ...

Tracking individual enzymes during the breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production has revealed how several roadblocks slow this process when using plant material that might otherwise go to waste.

Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste ...