Achieving a healthy ocean — Regional ocean governance beyond 2020
The Marine Regions Forum 2019 in Berlin A unique space for actors from science, politics, civil society and the private ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
New international initiative stresses need for global action on air pollution
Academies hand over science-policy statement on air pollution and health The National Academies of Sciences and Medicine from South Africa, ...
FEFU scientist reported on concentration of pesticides in marine organisms
Credit: FEFU press office According to ecotoxicologist from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), from the 90s and during 2000s in ...
US military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries — massive hidden impact on climate
The US military's carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling ...
Upcycling process brings new life to old jeans
A growing population, rising standards of living and quickly changing fashions send mountains of clothing waste to the world's landfills ...
Fifty years after the Cuyahoga conflagration
On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River, which flows through Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire. Although firefighters extinguished the blaze within ...
Fatty fish without environmental pollutants protect against type 2 diabetes
Credit: Johan Bodell, Chalmers University of Technology If the fatty fish we eat were free of environmental pollutants, it would ...
Is glue the answer to climate change?
A sticky solution could improve carbon capture materialsCredit: ESRI, Swansea University Is glue the answer to climate change? Researchers at ...
Pitt researchers’ report pushes for regional green infrastructure database
Stakeholders have a new roadmap to help understand the most important challenges in regional stormwater managementCredit: Emily Elliott PITTSBURGH--Stakeholders invested ...
Sibel Pamukcu named to LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering Hall of Distinction
Lehigh University professor, an expert in electrochemical technologies for soil and water decontamination, has long advocated for women in STEMCredit: ...
Inhaling air pollution-like irritant alters defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension
New study using a rat model for high blood pressure helps explain the different sensory nerve-induced physiological response to air ...
10 million Atlantic survey seeks to uncover health of deep ocean
Credit: Sid Frisby Uncharted regions of the Atlantic will be mapped for the first time as marine scientists assess its ...
Methods in belowground botany
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences explores current research and challenges in investigating plant root systemsCredit: Image credit Huskey ...
From surfer shorts to surgical drapes
New framework to reduce harmful chemicals like PFAS added to consumer goods, phase out non-essentials Human exposure to unnecessary and ...
World Cultural Council has announced the winners of the 2019 Albert Einstein World Award of Science
Award ceremony to be held in Japan for first time hosted by the University of Tsukuba in the framework of ...
Soon, air pollution could be measured on every street corner
Credit: Insplorion/Johan Bodell Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe - and 7 million worldwide, ...
£2m to boost cyber power behind wind energy production
The University of Nottingham is leading a £2m High Performance Computing (HPC) project to optimise the sustainable exploitation of wind ...
Protecting coral reefs in a deteriorating environment
WASHINGTON -- Coral reefs around the world face growing danger from a changing climate, on top of the historic threats ...
Large summer ‘dead zone’ forecast for Chesapeake Bay after wet winter and spring
CAMBRIDGE, MD (JUNE 12, 2019)--Ecologists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Michigan are ...
New study shows legacy of DDT to lake ecosystems
Credit: Josh Kurek New findings of a multi-university research team show the pesticide DDT persists in remote lakes at concerning ...