Coastal fog linked to high levels of mercury found in mountain lions, study finds
Bioaccumulation contributes to levels that approach toxic thresholds in pumasCredit: Sebastian Kennerknecht Marine fog brings more than cooler temperatures to ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
UTA civil engineer studying threats to industry, environment posed by severe flooding
Investigating economic, environmental impacts of natural disastersCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineer is determining how ...
New material captures and converts toxic air pollutant into industrial chemical
Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric acid for industrial useCredit: Jill ...
Technology shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants receives millions in funding
Innovation shown to reduce cancer-causing contaminants in drinking water, airports, military sitesCredit: Oren Darling/Purdue Research Foundation WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...
Dead-zone report card reflects improving water quality in Chesapeake Bay
Hypoxia in 2019 falls within normal range despite record river flow and light windsCredit: © D. Malmquist/VIMS. An annual model-based ...
Researchers design an improved pathway to carbon-neutral plastics
Researchers from U of T Engineering and Caltech have designed a system that transforms renewable electricity and waste CO2 into ...
‘Self-cleaning’ concrete could keep buildings looking new (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Building materials that clean themselves could save immense time and labor in homes and businesses, as ...
Emissions from electricity generation lead to premature deaths for some racial groups
Credit: Rebecca Gourley/ University of Washington Air pollution doesn't just come from cars on the road, generating electricity from fossil ...
Black carbon found in the Amazon River reveals recent forest burnings
International study quantified and characterized charcoal and soot produced by incomplete burning of trees and transported by river to the ...
New findings on the largest natural sulfur source in the atmosphere
Laboratory results question current knowledge on the degradation of dimethyl sulfide within the sulfur cycleCredit: Torsten Berndt, TROPOS Leipzig. An ...
Moss: a bio-monitor of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Yangtze River Delta
Credit: Tao Huang Atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) deposition has more than doubled over the past century. It is very important ...
Typhoons and marine eutrophication are probably the missing source of organic nitrogen in ecosystems
Credit: Ming Chang Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has a significant impact on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and alterations in its ...
Explosion in Tianjin Port enhanced atmospheric nitrogen deposition over the Bohai Sea
Credit: Zheng Zong Total production and the scale of industrial enterprises in China have expanded greatly since late 1970s. As ...
A study warns about the ecological impact caused by sediment accumulation in river courses
Water ecosystems with high nitrate concentrationCredit: Rubén Ladrera (University of La Rioja, Spain) Insects, crustaceans and other water macroinvertebrates are ...
The environmental cost of cryptocurrency mines
UNM team assesses monetary price of health and air quality impactsCredit: University of New Mexico Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero ...
Engineers help with water under the bridge and other tough environmental decisions
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech In two new papers, civil engineers explore how to make decisions using quantifiable social, economic and ...
SwRI’s new Low-Load Cycle targets heavy-duty diesel engine emissions
Test developed for the state of California could decrease environmental pollutantsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 12, 2019 ...
Rocky Mountain not-so high: Oil, gas wells drive down Colorado home values, reveals WVU research
Credit: West Virginia University A cornucopia of contradiction is dotting the landscape of Colorado's Front Range, at the foot of ...
Researchers find nature’s backup plan for converting nitrogen into plant nutrients
Credit: (Photo by Marie Renaudin, University of Sherbrooke) Although nitrogen is essential for all living organisms -- it makes up ...
Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries
Credit: Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Whitney A new research study has revealed that larval fish species from various ocean habitats are ...