Ozone Depletion in the Lower Stratosphere Due to Iodine From Oceans
Air pollution and iodine from the ocean contribute to damage to Earth’s ozone layer. A new paper quantifying small levels of iodine in Earth’s stratosphere…
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Shutdown of Coal-Fired Power Plants in U.S. Saved Thousands of Lives
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of crops. The decommissioning of coal-fired power…
Aerosol Spread From Ferocious Australian Fires [Video]
Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fueled by record-breaking temperatures, drought, and wind. The country has always experienced fires, but this season…
Sewage Plants Can Remove Medicines From Wastewater – Here’s How
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive. A study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern United States…
Large Increase in Nitrate Levels Found in Rural Water Wells in High Plains Aquifer
Kansas private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above…
Revealing the Structure of Bacterial Hitchhikers on Plastic Trash in the Ocean
Millions of tons of plastic trash are fouling the world’s ocean, most of it tiny pieces of microplastic less than a quarter-inch in size. Even…
Ultrathin Durable Membrane Developed for High-Performance Oil and Water Separation
Researchers led by Professor MATSUYAMA Hideto and Professor YOSHIOKA Tomohisa at Kobe University’s Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology have succeeded in developing an…
New Biodegradable Adhesive Provides Environmentally Friendly Alternative
Sustainable Adhesives of the Future Won’t Stick Around Plastics of the future should, ideally for the health of the planet and our own bodies, be…
New Insights Into Uranium Chemistry Can Aid Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
A new paper to be published on December 16, 2019, provides a significant new insight into our understanding of uranium biogeochemistry and could help with…
Air Pollution Is Breaking Our Hearts: Particulate Matter Leads to Thousands of Deaths per Year
Air pollution is associated with detrimental effects on human health, including increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Research published today (December 15, 2019) in…
Fukushima Soil Decontamination: Lessons learned
Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to carry out major decontamination works in the affected…
Cleaner Industrial Emissions by Scrubbing CO2 From Smokestacks
An international team co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher has uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could…
Polar Bears at Sea Have Higher Pollution Levels Than Those Staying on Land – Here’s Why
As the climate changes, myriad animal populations are being impacted. In particular, Arctic sea-ice is in decline, causing polar bears in the Barents Sea region…
Warning: Potentially Toxic Chemicals in Nearly Half of Household Dust Samples Tested
Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic and present in nearly half of dozens of samples of…
“Venus Flytrap” Bio-Sensors Engineered to Snare Pollutants
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a suite of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to act like tiny Venus flytraps. The sensors…
Remarkable Health Benefits Shown Following Air Pollution Reduction
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to findings in “Health Benefits of…
Mutated Ferns Show Poisonous Factor in Ancient Mass Extinction
Most researchers believe that the mass extinction 201 million years ago was caused by release of CO2 by volcanism with global warming as a consequence….
Smog-Eating Graphene Composite Reduces Atmospheric Pollution With Sunlight
Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and…