11/25/97
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New Crab Trap
Reduces Turtle Mortality By Almost
100 Per Cent, Study Finds
Common Weed
Reduces Salt Content in Contaminated
Soils, Study Suggests
Researchers Complete
First Step In Creation of Smaller
Chemical Sensors>
New Study: Reading
Intervention Helps Children
Overcome Speech Problems,
Studies of a new crab trap designed by Ohio University researchers
suggest it reduces the mortality rate of turtles accidentally caught
in recreational traps by almost 100 percent. The research, reported
recently in Conservation Biology, addresses a problem
affecting diamondback terrapins in coastal areas from Cape
Cod to
Corpus Christi.
Contact: Willem Roosenburg, 614-593-9669;
wroosenbu1@ohiou.edu
A new study at Ohio University suggests that a weed found around
the United States can reduce the salt content in soil contaminated
by brine spills, a common environmental problem on sites being
drilled for oil or gas. The research was published in a recent issue
of the journal. American Midland Journalist.
Contact:Irwin Ungar, 614-593-1120;
iungar1@ohiou.edu
Ohio University scientists have developed a new method to store
millions of data points in just 1 percent of the computer d
isk space
presently required. While the technique has applications
throughout the computer industry, the creators will use it to design
a stamp-sized sensor to detect toxic chemicals in the air.
Contact: Peter Harrington, 614-593-2099;
harringp@ohiou.edu
Children with
speech problems can significantly improve
their language skills simply by hearing their parents read to them
every day, according to new research at Ohio University. The
research was presented at the annual meeting of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association held Nov. 20-23 in Boston.
Contact:Kelli Whitlock, 614-593-0383;
kwhitlock1@ohiou.edu