Concrete solutions that lower both emissions and air pollution
Air quality and climate change intertwine in unexpected ways; a concrete exampleCredit: Karin Higgins/UC Davis Sometimes, fixing one problem can ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
Arctic light pollution affects fish, zooplankton up to 200 metres deep
Fish behavior and stock assessments may be influenced by this sensitivity to light all over the worldCredit: Photo: Geir Johnsen, ...
Surprise! Ammonia emitted from fertilized paddy fields mostly doesn’t end up in the air
Credit: Jianlin Shen Livestock production and nitrogen fertilizer used in croplands emit lots of ammonia, which is the most abundant ...
Ammonia has been wrongly missing in portraying air pollution impacts
Credit: Yuepeng Pan Nitrogen is essential for all living things. Synthetic fertilizer, which contains rich reactive nitrogen, has sustained food ...
Increasingly mobile sea ice risks polluting Arctic neighbors
Credit: Christopher Michel The movement of sea ice between Arctic countries is expected to significantly increase this century, raising the ...
Microplastic fibers linked to respiratory, reproductive changes in fish
Exposure to microplastics causes cellular changes in fish and may disrupt endocrine systemsCredit: Melissa Chernick, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- ...
Even a limited India-Pakistan nuclear war would bring global famine, says study
Soot from firestorms would reduce crop production for yearsCredit: Adapted from Jägermeyr et al., 2020 The concept of nuclear winter--a ...
Blinded by the light
Sensory danger zones: How sensory pollution impacts animal survivalCredit: David Stoner/Utah State University A new paper including research from a ...
Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years, ...
Invisible plastics in water
Credit: WSU A Washington State University research team has found that nanoscale particles of the most commonly used plastics tend ...
First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a new method to analyse particulate ...
HKU scientists find high concentrations of toxic phenyltin compounds in local Chinese white dolphins
confirming their biomagnification through marine food chainsCredit: AFCD For years Professor Kenneth Leung Mei Yee from the HKU School of ...
New nano strategy fights superbugs
Rice University material 'traps and zaps' floating DNA that makes bacteria resistantCredit: Illustration by Danning Zhang/Rice University HOUSTON - (March ...
Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100
Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to extreme heat and humidityCredit: NASA Earth Observatory Heat stress from extreme heat and ...
Natural bayou better when floods threaten Houston
Rice comparison of Buffalo, Brays bayous give natural form higher marks during heavy rainsCredit: Andrew Juan/Rice University HOUSTON - (March ...
Microplastics affect the survival of amphibians and invertebrates in river ecosystems
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has demonstrated that 15 days' exposure to microplastics affects some freshwater ...
Wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them
Credit: Francesca De Falco Wearing clothes can release even greater quantities of microfibres to the environment than washing them, new ...
‘Deceptively simple’ process could boost plastics recycling
The method also could advance producing plastics from natural oilsCredit: University of Houston Plastics are a victim of their own ...
Fresh groundwater flow important for coastal ecosystems
International researchers led by University of Göttingen develop first global computer model of groundwater flow into world's oceansCredit: Nils Moosdorf, ...
New findings of chemical differences between PM1 and PM2.5 might reshape air pollution studies
Credit: Xiaoxuan Zhao Current air pollution studies largely rely upon aerosol mass spectrometers, most of which can only measure submicron ...