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The Impact of Plastic Pollution on Sea Urchin Larvae

Researchers compared the effects of freshly manufactured PVC pellets, known as nurdles, with fragments gathered from beaches by placing fertilized urchin eggs in seawater with varying levels of plastic pollution.

16 Dec 2022

Causes of Air Pollution in the London Underground

According to a study that was published in Scientific Reports, air pollution on the London Underground is frequently composed of ultrafine magnetic iron oxide particles that are smaller than 500 nm.

16 Dec 2022

Mass Quantification of Atmospheric Microplastics in Auckland

Microplastic pollution revolving in Auckland’s air seems to be comparable to millions of plastic bottles annually.

13 Dec 2022

Sodium Carbonate-Activated Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fibers for Nitrate Ion Removal

The nitrate ion is known as a common pollutant that has been produced by agricultural run-offs, livestock waste, and municipal waste treatment systems.

12 Dec 2022

Insight into the Plastics Sector's Long-Term Dynamics

A circular bioeconomy has the potential to significantly reduce the climate, pollution, and resource consumption implications of the fast-growing plastic sector. Under existing practices, global plastic manufacturing will almost certainly triple by 2100.

8 Dec 2022

CAFE-Brazil to Provide Insights into the Chemical Processes in the Atmosphere

The German-Brazilian research collaboration CAFE-Brazil (Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Field Experiment in Brazil) now receives the green light.

6 Dec 2022

First Evidence of the Toxicity of MP-Bound Metals

Microplastics, which are little plastic fragments less than 5 mm in length, are becoming a common environmental hazard.

5 Dec 2022

Analyzing Bacteria Colonization of Microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea

According to a new study headed by Maria Luiza Pedrotti of Sorbonne Universite, nearly 200 species of bacteria tend to colonize microfibers present in the Mediterranean Sea.

1 Dec 2022

New Effects of Coral Larvae Development and Plastic Additives

At Tel Aviv University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, a new study analyzed the larvae development of corals and plastic additives on the reproductive process and other organisms discovered in Eilat’s coral reef.

30 Nov 2022

Carbonizing Waste Paper to Produce Economically Viable Carbon Materials

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a carbonization method for converting waste paper into pure carbon, which could be used in lithium-ion batteries.

29 Nov 2022