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Biochar Could Enhance Crop Growth and Reduce Air Pollution

The study led by Ghasideh Pourhashem, a postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appears in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology.

28 Jul 2017

New Research Finds that Soil Could Filter Emerging Contaminants from Wastewater

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent Penn State study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity.

20 Jul 2017

MIT Professor Awarded Prestigious Bakerian Medal for Contributions in Atmospheric Science

Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at MIT, has been awarded the UK Royal Society's prestigious Bakerian Medal.

19 Jul 2017

Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing May Cause Pollution with Radioactive Material

Hydraulic fracturing has led to a domestic gas and oil boom in the U.S.; however, its fast growth has raised questions about the billions of gallons of wastewater that result from this process.

13 Jul 2017

Study Shows Concrete May Help Reduce Air Pollution

A new study claims that sulfur dioxide (SO2), a huge contributor to air pollution, can be removed from the air by concrete surfaces. Stony Brook University researcher Alex Orlov, Ph.D. and colleagues discovered how concrete interacts and removes sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

10 Jul 2017

Recent Study Finds that Large Amounts of Carbon Dioxide Remain in Surface Waters

If there is anywhere for carbon dioxide to disappear in large quantities from the atmosphere, it is into the Earth's oceans. There, huge populations of plankton can soak up carbon dioxide from surface waters and gobble it up as a part of photosynthesis, generating energy for their livelihood.

6 Jul 2017

A Study on Impact of Municipal Waste Collection on Climate Change

After performing a systematic evaluation process of the urban containerization system, researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid concluded that an unsuitable design of a container system might needlessly worsen the impact on environment when gathering and transporting the urban waste.

30 Jun 2017

Researchers Study Generation of Microplastics from the Washing Machine

The devastating ways in which plastic affects the world's oceans have already been studied even before the UN Ocean Conference in early June. The oceans have billions of plastic pieces floating on them.

27 Jun 2017

Study Reveals Air Pollution Reduces Solar Energy Output

Air pollution and dust are cutting solar energy output globally. According to a new research, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are decreasing energy output by more than 25% in some regions of the world.

27 Jun 2017

New Catalyst Facilitates Development of Carbon Neutral Fuel

The creation of a new efficient catalyst that takes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and converts it into synthetic natural gas in a ‘clean’ process using solar energy, has now paved the way for carbon neutral fuel, thanks to a team of Australian Researchers.

22 Jun 2017