Tag: Pollution/Remediation

Moods expressed on social media tend to decline when air pollution gets worse, study finds For many years, China has ...

Night-time pollinators benefit from street lights being switched off in the middle of the night Switching off street lights to ...

Credit: UNIST The Artic experienced an extreme heat wave during the February 2018. The temperature at the North Pole has ...

New technology can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranesCredit: Environmental Science & Technology More than one ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Apple orchards surrounded by agricultural lands are visited by a less diverse collection of bee species than ...

Almost a third of people unaware of plastic hidden in menstrual products -- studyCredit: Dr Dannielle Green, Anglia Ruskin University ...

Analysis shows Hispanic communities are disproportionately exposed Newton, Mass. (January 17, 2019) - More than 5.6 million Americans are potentially ...

Credit: UNIST A new, greener, stronger, and more durable construction binder made primarily of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired ...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--There is a consistently high level of public support across nations for a global carbon tax ...

Credit: Transforming Drainage URBANA, Ill. - Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing ...

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust ...

A study led by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies found fish become anxious and ...

Dr. Natalia Ivleva discusses her research into the analysis of microplasticCredit: Uli Benz / TUM After early reports of microplastic ...

Although sunscreen is critical for preventing sunburns and skin cancer, some of its ingredients are not so beneficial to ocean-dwelling ...

To reduce the risk of fire, many everyday products -- from building materials to furniture to clothing -- contain flame ...

Staple and economically important crops throughout the world could be at serious risk if efficient measures are not taken soonCredit: ...

University of Maine to lead international research team Orono, Maine -- The effect of ocean acidification on iron availability to ...

San Francisco, January 8, 2019 - A pilot program to reduce lead poisoning in Nigerian gold mining communities has brought ...

The latest climate models and observations offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce the remaining uncertainties in future climate change, according to ...

Urban planners should plant hedges, or a combination of trees with hedges - rather than just relying on roadside trees ...