Sunscreen and cosmetics compound may harm coral by altering fatty acids
Although sunscreen is critical for preventing sunburns and skin cancer, some of its ingredients are not so beneficial to ocean-dwelling ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
'Environmentally friendly' flame retardant could degrade into less safe compounds
To reduce the risk of fire, many everyday products -- from building materials to furniture to clothing -- contain flame ...
Scientists forecast where is the highly invasive fall armyworm to strike next
Staple and economically important crops throughout the world could be at serious risk if efficient measures are not taken soonCredit: ...
Exploring the effects of ocean acidification on iron for phytoplankton in North Pacific
University of Maine to lead international research team Orono, Maine -- The effect of ocean acidification on iron availability to ...
Safer mining practices reduce hazardous exposures in small-scale mining in Nigeria
San Francisco, January 8, 2019 - A pilot program to reduce lead poisoning in Nigerian gold mining communities has brought ...
Climate model uncertainties ripe to be squeezed
The latest climate models and observations offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce the remaining uncertainties in future climate change, according to ...
Plant hedges to combat near-road pollution exposure
Urban planners should plant hedges, or a combination of trees with hedges - rather than just relying on roadside trees ...
Microplastics and plastic additives discovered in ascidians all along Israel's coastline
Tel Aviv University report is first to assess presence of plastic additives in Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea marine life ...
NUS study finds that severe air pollution affects the productivity of workers
Prolonged exposure to pollutant particles was shown to reduce the output of workers in ChinaCredit: National University of Singapore Economists ...
China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution
PM 2.5 pollution is falling but ground-level ozone pollution is on the rise In early 2013, the Chinese government declared ...
Is habitat restoration actually killing plants in the California wildlands?
Nursery-grown plants can harbor fungicide-resistant strains of disease-causing pathogensCredit: Matteo Garbelotto, U.C. Berkeley photo In 2014, plant biologists with the ...
Marine debris study counts trash from Texas to Florida
Credit: Caitlin Wessel Trash, particularly plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an economic, environmental, human health, and ...
Sustainable 'plastics' are on the horizon
New sustainable biopolymer technology developed by Tel Aviv University researchers may one day free the world of its worst pollutant ...
Pollutants from wildfires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometers from impact zone
Credit: Credit Wuxing Wan Pollutants from wild fires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometres from impact zone, research ...