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Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution can Cause Asthma in Preschoolers

According to a study, pregnant women who are excessively exposed to ultrafine particles in the atmosphere are more likely to have offspring who developed asthma.

24 May 2021

Aerosol Emissions and Greenhouse Gases Account for Increased Intensity and Duration of Droughts

Greenhouse gases and aerosol pollution emitted by human activities are responsible for increases in the frequency, intensity and duration of droughts around the world, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

18 May 2021

Two Million Revolutionary Bricks Go into Annual Production Following Funding Award

Kenoteq, a clean-tech spin-out from Heriot-Watt University, has been awarded £1 million in funding by Zero Waste Scotland to commercialise production of its revolutionary brick made of recycled construction waste, the K-Briq, to more than two million bricks per year.

From Kenoteq 13 May 2021

Animal Production Accounts for Agriculture's Air Quality-Related Health Impacts

Poor air quality caused by food production in the United States is estimated to result in 16,000 deaths annually, 80 percent of which are related to animal production, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota.

11 May 2021

New Study Investigates the Effects of Landfill Chemical Waste on UK Seabirds

A £2.3million study is investigating the effects that chemical pollutants from coastal landfill waste may be having on UK seabirds' health, reproduction and survival.

11 May 2021

Study Identifies Drivers of Reduction in US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In 2005, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from residential energy use hit an all-time high in the United States. Each year since, emissions have dropped at an average annual rate of 2 percent.

6 May 2021

Graphene Oxide Shows High Capacity to Carry Organic Pollutants to Aquatic Organisms

Graphene is a two-dimensional nanomaterial composed of carbon and formed by a single layer of densely packed carbon atoms.

6 May 2021

Scientists Find Microplastics in Europe's Largest Ice Cap

In a recent article in Sustainability, scientists from Reykjavik University (RU), the University of Gothenburg, and the Icelandic Meteorological Office describe their finding of microplastic in a remote and pristine area of Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland, Europe's largest ice cap.

5 May 2021

Study Reveals Exposure to Air Pollution Contributes to Childhood Asthma

Results from a new study performed in Ontario have illustrated that children born in Sarnia have a greater risk of developing asthma than those in neighboring cities.

5 May 2021