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Tap Water Produces Natural Protective Shield Against Harmful Microplastics

A new study by researchers from AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research, Trinity, and University College Dublin shows that tap water creates a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics.

22 Oct 2021

Princeton Researchers Analyze Lead Remediation Efforts in New York City Public Schools

Since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, many states have passed legislation requiring public schools to assess and treat lead in their drinking water.

22 Oct 2021

Balinese Rice Farmers Offer Lessons on Managing Limited Water Resources

Water is a limited resource. As such, efficient ways to jointly manage and optimize water reserves are essential for our present and future.

22 Oct 2021

Flinders University Calls to Protect Water Source and Aquifers from a Proposed Carmichael Coal Mine

New research led by Flinders University is renewing calls to protect the source of water and aquifers supporting the ecologically significant Doongmabulla Springs Complex in central Queensland from a proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin.

21 Oct 2021

UMass Lowell's SWIMMER Program Will Train Students on How to Reduce Harm to Water Resources

UMass Lowell faculty are pooling their expertise to train young engineers, scientists and policymakers how to protect threatened water resources.

20 Oct 2021

Life’s a Beach: Finding Trends in Marine Debris Across Australia

Plastic is 84 per cent of all rubbish found across Australian beaches, a UNSW-led study based on one of the largest marine debris databases in the Southern Hemisphere has found.

19 Oct 2021

Unlined Disposal Pits Threaten Groundwater Resource in San Joaquin Valley

Researchers from the energy science and policy research institute, Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers (PSE) for Healthy Energy have shown that dumping of more than 16 billion barrels of oil and gas wastewater into unlined pits over a five-decade period has added carcinogens, salts, and other toxins into regional aquifers.

18 Oct 2021