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Researchers Find a Better Way to Scrub CO2 from Smokestack Emissions

An international team of researchers co-led by a chemistry researcher from Oregon State University has discovered an improved method to clean up carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could be vital for tackling global climate change.

12 Dec 2019

Research Reveals Impact of Floral Foam Ingestion on Aquatic Animals

As the cut flower industry reaches one of its most active periods, a new study by researchers from RMIT has revealed that the water-absorbing green floral foam used by florists can lead to microplastics-related issues in the world.

11 Dec 2019

Reductions in Air Pollution Yield Fast and Dramatic Impacts on Health Outcomes

Based on findings in “Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction,” a new study published in the American Thoracic Society’s journal, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, decreases in air pollution produced rapid and significant impacts on health outcomes, as well as reductions in all-cause morbidity.

9 Dec 2019

Researchers Use Electrodes to Chemically Breakdown PFAS Pollutants

A group of industrial chemicals referred to as “PFAS” has penetrated the far reaches of the Earth, with implications that researchers are just beginning to comprehend. An electrochemical flow cell with a s...

6 Dec 2019

Study Shows Increase in Arsenic Levels in Rice at Higher Temperatures

Rice is consumed by people around the world in their everyday diets. However, besides its nutrient and caloric content, rice can have small quantities of arsenic, which in large doses is a toxin associated with many health conditions and dietary-associated cancers.

5 Dec 2019

Adding Wood to Fossil Fuels Could Reduce Carbon Emissions

The use of fossil fuels poses an increasing risk to the environment. According to the initial outcomes of a yearlong study performed by thermal engineers of Tallinn University of Technology, this could be made more eco-friendly by the addition of wood.

4 Dec 2019

Ocean Cleanup Aims to Curb Ocean Plastic Pollution from Rivers by 2025

The Ocean Cleanup aims to tackle the 1,000 most polluting rivers, responsible for about 80 percent of ocean plastic pollution, before the end of 2025.

27 Nov 2019

New Material Converts Toxic Pollutant into Useful Industrial Chemicals

Whenever fossil fuels are burnt, they release a harmful pollutant. Now, an international group of researchers has developed a new, sophisticated material that captures this pollutant from the exhaust gas stream and changes it into valuable industrial chemicals using just air and water.

25 Nov 2019

Metal Pollution in Warming Oceans is a Serious Threat to Soft Coral Sea Fans

In an age of warming oceans, the copper metal is an emerging threat to the colorful, elegant sea fans that sway through the coral reefs in the waters near Puerto Rico.

20 Nov 2019