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Study Reveals Connection Between Climate Change and Plastics Pollution

University of Rhode Island researchers Andrew Davies and Coleen Suckling say that when a major hurricane churns up storm surges and heavy, drenching rains, the storm washes trash from the land into our rivers and coasts.

22 Oct 2021

Tap Water Produces Natural Protective Shield Against Harmful Microplastics

A new study by researchers from AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research, Trinity, and University College Dublin shows that tap water creates a natural protective shield against harmful microplastics.

22 Oct 2021

Princeton Researchers Analyze Lead Remediation Efforts in New York City Public Schools

Since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, many states have passed legislation requiring public schools to assess and treat lead in their drinking water.

22 Oct 2021

Facemask Respirators can be Safely Cleaned and Reused with Advanced Plasma Technology

A new study from the University of Southampton has demonstrated a new method to safely clean and reuse facemask respirators with advanced low-temperature plasma technology.

22 Oct 2021

Fighting Plastic Pollution by Incorporating RNA-Inspired Breaking Points to Polymer

Once plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large “garbage patches” and harming sea life.

22 Oct 2021

Researchers Identify PFAS in Organic Waste Products Applied to Agricultural Fields

Because of their useful surfactant properties, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been massively produced for non-stick coatings.

21 Oct 2021

Researchers Raise the Need to Mitigate and Monitor Grease-Proofing Food Packaging Chemicals

Chemicals employed to “greaseproof” a multitude of items from food packaging to carpets have accumulated in the environment for numerous years and pollute ecosystems worldwide, and a new study is seeking a better understanding and awareness of the dangers posed by these chemicals.

20 Oct 2021

Global Changes in Lake Temperature and Ice Cover can be Explained by Massive Greenhouse Gas Emissions

International research led by Luke Grant, Inne Vanderkelen and Prof Wim Thiery of the VUB research group BCLIMATE shows that global changes in lake temperature and ice cover are not due to natural climate variability and can only be explained by massive greenhouse gas emissions since the Industrial Revolution.

19 Oct 2021

Unlined Disposal Pits Threaten Groundwater Resource in San Joaquin Valley

Researchers from the energy science and policy research institute, Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers (PSE) for Healthy Energy have shown that dumping of more than 16 billion barrels of oil and gas wastewater into unlined pits over a five-decade period has added carcinogens, salts, and other toxins into regional aquifers.

18 Oct 2021

Using Plant-Based Aviation Fuel Could Cut Carbon Emissions by 68%

According to a new study by scientist Puneet Dwivedi from the University of Georgia, swapping petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel originating from a type of mustard plant can decrease carbon emissions by nearly 68%.

15 Oct 2021