
pollution
Study: Severe Air Pollution Can Cause Birth Defects, Deaths
May 28, 2019 • 4 min. readA team of Texas A&M researchers says breathing bad air can result in numerous problems for pregnant women.
Researchers Solve Mystery Of Historic 1952 London Fog And Current Chinese Haze
Nov 14, 2016 • 5 min. readThe exact cause and nature of the fog has remained mostly unknown for decades, but an international team of scientists that includes several Texas A&M University-affiliated researchers believes that the mystery has been solved and that the same air chemistry also happens in China and other locales.
Millions Of People At Risk Drinking Contaminated Groundwater
Sep 27, 2016 • 4 min. readThere is growing evidence that intensive groundwater pumping under urban landscapes may be detrimental to water supplies and pose health problems.
Texas Sea Grant College Program Uses UAVs To Monitor ‘Red Tide’
Sep 26, 2016 • 4 min. readTexas A&M-Corpus Christi, took two UAVs to the lower Texas coast to determine if they could be viable and cost-effective options to use instead of satellites.
Texas A&M University student Steven Brooke pursued an opportunity to serve, even though he was hospitalized at the time.
Galveston Prof Receives Funds To Help Save Endangered Turtles
Jul 26, 2016 • 6 min. readKemp’s ridley turtles are still on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the IUCN critically endangered list of species.
A Drop In The Ocean: How To Determine Best Oil Spill Response
Jul 22, 2016 • 5 min. readResearch at Texas A&M University has resulted in stronger prediction models that will play a critical role in assessing the pros and cons of tactics used in future spills.
Groundwater regulation has been a constant source of contention in Texas due to confusion between what landowners believe is their property and what they actually own.
Trammell S. Crow Presented Inaugural ‘Public Health Hero Award’
May 18, 2016 • 3 min. readTrammell S. Crow, founder of Earth Day Texas, is the inaugural recipient of the Public Health Hero Award.
Three different substances, commonly found in private wells in rural agricultural areas, seem to cause problems when ingested during early pregnancy.