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Polystyrene Waste Turned into Useful Benzoic Acid with the Help of Oxygen and Light

Polystyrene, a variety of plastic that contributes to a third of landfill waste globally, is widely used to make numerous products such as Styrofoam egg cartons, red drinking cups, and hard plastic compact disk cases.

12 Apr 2022

Tropical Cities Account for 180,000 Excess Deaths Due to Air Pollution

A study directed by scientists at University College London (UCL) and the University of Birmingham has exposed that approximately 180,000 avoidable fatalities spanning 14 years in rapidly expanding tropical cities were caused by a swift increase in emerging air pollution,

11 Apr 2022

Experts Gather to Discuss the Success of Policies Designed to Tackle the Global Plastic Pollution Crisis

Experts from around the globe are meeting this week to analyze the success of policies that have been specifically developed to handle the plastic pollution crisis that is taking place globally.

7 Apr 2022

Study Shows How Fabric Conditioners, Dryer Sheets can Reduce Airborne Fiber Pollution

A new study has revealed that tumble drying a load of laundry releases almost the same amount of potentially harmful microfibres into the air as those released down the drain during machine washing of the same load.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers Aim to Gain Cleaner Fuel from CO2

A recent research project from the University of Surrey aims to use the planet’s air to manufacture new chemicals for fuel and other important chemical goods.

4 Apr 2022

Study Exposes Prevalence of Plasticizers and Flame-Retardants in Marine Environment

In the early 2000s, flame-retardant materials called PBDEs were successfully banned; however, it got substituted by another challenging chemical series termed organophosphate esters (OPEs).

29 Mar 2022

New Approach to Reduce Greenhouse Gases in the Rail Industry

Using hydrous ethanol as a dual fuel in internal combustion engines may help reduce greenhouse gases in the rail industry.

29 Mar 2022

University of Delaware Expert Shares Thoughts on Corporate Net Zero Targets

Corporations that were on the fence about cutting greenhouse gas emissions jumped to the side of "yes" after the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

28 Mar 2022

Methane Leaks are More Worrisome than Thought, but Airborne Sensors Offer Hope

The amount of methane – a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent at trapping heat than carbon dioxide over 100 years – leaking from a huge U.S. oil and gas producing region is several times greater than the federal government estimates, according to a new study led by Stanford University.

25 Mar 2022

Study: Nearly 60 Million People are Exposed to Unhealthy Levels of Vehicle-Generated Noise

A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, assessed the levels of noise generated by road traffic and examined its impact on health in 749 European cities.

24 Mar 2022