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Zwitterionic Hydrogels Capture Micropollutants for Cleaner Water

MIT chemical engineers create a zwitterionic hydrogel system for single-step water treatment with minimal environmental footprint.

10 Jan 2024

Ecodesign to Reduce the Effects of Plastic Pollution on the Environment

With plastic pollution being a substantial danger to ecosystems and human health, numerous solutions to reduce this sort of pollution include lowering plastic manufacturing, reducing plastic waste creation, and enhancing plastic material and product design.

9 Jan 2024

Citizen Science Project Links Climate Change to Air Quality in Schools

Climate change is one of the biggest issues of the 21st century, a crisis that affects the fate of the entire world as well as our place in it. A warming Earth will destroy ecosystems, flood cities, and lead to countless suffering and death for people worldwide. Part of the challenge of dealing with climate change is helping people understand its complex impacts.

8 Jan 2024

The Development of Local Ambient Air Quality Standards in Hainan

Human health is greatly impacted by air pollution, and although China now has rather high air quality, Hainan Province hopes to lead the world in ambient air quality by 2035.

8 Jan 2024

Water Treatment by Piezoelectricity Activation of Persulfate

The increasing size and speed of urbanization are leading to a significant issue of water pollution.

4 Jan 2024

Discovering How Microplastics Endanger Health and Soil

Researchers from Zhejiang Shuren University and China Agricultural University revealed the mechanisms and effects of plastic pollution on antibiotic resistance and soil health.

2 Jan 2024

Tailoring Zinc Oxide to Devour Drug Contaminants

Researchers in Brazil conducted experiments on a zinc oxide-based photocatalyst, discovering its effectiveness in degrading sertraline, an emerging pollutant.

20 Dec 2023

Unveiling the Impact of Oil Emissions and Wildfire Smoke

Muscle and liver samples taken from Southern Resident killer whales and Bigg’s killer whales reveal the presence of harmful chemicals stemming from oil emissions and wildfire smoke.

20 Dec 2023

Wildfires Lead to Rapid Changes in the Aquatic Ecosystems

In devasting cases dotting the globe in recent years, climate warming has led to an increase in the number and severity of destructive wildfires. Climate change projections indicate that environmental and economic damage from wildfires will spread and escalate in the years ahead.

14 Dec 2023

Unmasking the Carbon Cost of Beef Farming

Beef operations that keep cattle on lifelong grass-based diets may have an overall higher carbon footprint than those that switch cattle to grain-based diets partway through their lives.

14 Dec 2023