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Nano-level oxygen bubbles effective to purify lake

HAKODATE, Japan - Yoichi Kadokami, director of Kadokami Laboratories of Integrated Sciences in Hakodate, investigates the quality of water in a lake, in which nanometer-sized oxygen bubbles have been injected, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Oct. 20, 2011. The injection stimulates aquatic microorganisms and has the potential to improve the water quality of whole lakes through continuous injection, according to a research team.

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Nano-level oxygen bubbles effective to purify lake

HAKODATE, Japan - Yoichi Kadokami, director of Kadokami Laboratories of Integrated Sciences in Hakodate, investigates the quality of water in a lake, in which nanometer-sized oxygen bubbles have been injected, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido, on Oct. 20, 2011. The injection stimulates aquatic microorganisms and has the potential to improve the water quality of whole lakes through continuous injection, according to a research team. (Kyodo)

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Deodorant utilizing bacterial power developed

HAKODATE, Japan - Photo on Jan. 20 shows new deodorant that harnesses the power of bacteria to eliminate odors. The deodorant was jointly developed by Aki Kogyo, a construction company in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and Yoichi Kadokami, a guest lecturer at the University of Wyoming in the United States, after it was noticed that a strong deodorizing effect occurs when charcoal is soaked in wood acid liquid, a by-product generated in charcoal manufacturing.