UN declares decade of ecosystem restoration
Declaration will 'shine a light on the human and financial resources needed to implement restoration globally.'Credit: Julie Chenot The United ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
Radiography of marine litter in Spanish waters
Credit: Santiago García Rivera Marine litter is a growing problem in the Mediterranean Sea, but few studies have focused on ...
Sacrificing the climate for reelections
Why incumbents seeking reelections benefit from negotiating In business as well as international politics, the best and ideal agreement is ...
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements
Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of ...
Chemical pollutants in the home degrade fertility in both men and dogs, study finds
New research by scientists at the University of Nottingham suggests that environmental contaminants found in the home and diet have ...
India’s stubble burning air pollution causes USD 30 billion economic losses, health risks
Three-fold risk increase of respiratory diseases from crop residue burning; Economic loss estimated to be nearly USD 30 billion annually ...
New research opens door to more efficient chemical processes across spectrum of industries
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chemical processes that are more efficient and less expensive may be coming to industries ranging from battery ...
Tree rings tell climate stories that technology can’t
Study suggests rings offer long term picture other technologies can'tCredit: Neil Pederson Satellite imagery, carbon dioxide measurements, and computer models ...
Balloons the number 1 marine debris risk of mortality for seabirds
Credit: Lauren Roman The data showed that a seabird ingesting a single piece of plastic had a 20 per cent ...
Natural climate solutions are not enough
Forests, Carbon Sinks, Cannot Make Up for Delays in Decarbonizing the Economy WASHINGTON--To stabilize the Earth's climate for people and ...
PE, PP and PS: The most abundant type of microplastics in Mediterranean coastal waters
Effects of the plastic civilizationCredit: GRC Marine Geosciences - University of Barcelona Polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene are the most abundant ...
2018’s biggest volcanic eruption of sulfur dioxide
Credit: Image by Lauren Dauphin, NASA Earth Observatory. The Manaro Voui volcano on the island of Ambae in the nation ...
Reduced salinity of seawater wreaks havoc on coral chemistry
North Queensland floods could cause 'freshwater bleaching' of GBRCredit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/Greg Torda New research ...
The trials of turfgrass breeders
Study reveals important insight regarding breeding and distribution practices and management in the turfgrass industryCredit: Chengyan Yue ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA--The ...