Road salts could endanger ecosystems, water supplies
Lakes, rivers and some private wells are becoming saltier, largely thanks to high levels of road salt sprinkled on streets ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
Carbon gas storage cavern is the best way to obtain clean energy from a fossil fuel
The Research Center for Gas Innovation is developing technology to separate CO2 and methane in oil and gas exploration and ...
Polymers pave way for wider use of recycled tires in asphalt
Each year, about 27 million tires end up in landfills, dumps and stockpiles, where they pose health and environmental hazards. ...
New tarantula species from Angola distinct with a one-of-a-kind 'horn' on its back
Credit: Kostadine Luchansky A new to science species of tarantula with a peculiar horn-like protuberance sticking out of its back ...
Improving geothermal HVAC systems with mathematics
Credit: Daniel Muñoz of Sacyr Industrial. Extreme weather events, water shortages, and other consequences of climate change have challenged--and compromised--energy ...
The widow next door: Where is the globally invasive noble false widow settling next?
Credit: Rainer Breitling Spiders are one of the most successful groups of 'invaders' on the planet. Out of over 47,000 ...
New model predicts how ground shipping will affect future human health, environment
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States ...
On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die because of humans
Our species has 'disproportionate effect' on others, scientists sayCredit: ESF Humans have a "disproportionately huge effect" on the other species ...
Skyglow over key wildlife areas
Light pollution affects the skies over most of the world's key wildlife areas, new research shows. The study, by the ...
Think big — at least when it comes to global conservation
Canada and Russia have the most to lose or gain, say researchersCredit: UBC Okanagan According to a group of international ...
Samara Polytech scientists have developed medications and vitamins for residual soil
Complex blends and bioadditives are called 'LSF'Credit: @SamaraPolytech The highly efficient biotechnological complex "LSF" ("Living Source of Fertility") starts the ...
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products
Chemical conversion process developed at Purdue could transform polyolefin wasteCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation/Vincent Walter) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The United ...
Do microplastics harm humans?
About 8 million metric tons of plastic waste winds up in the oceans every year -- bottles, bags and doo-dads ...
Gypsum as an agricultural product
This common ingredient in drywall can increase yields, improve soilCredit: Warren Dick Warren Dick has worked with gypsum for more ...