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Researchers Develop Emission-Free Internal Combustion Engine

Scientists from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have now developed a novel internal combustion engine that does not produce carbon dioxide (CO2) or gases that are dangerous to human health.

26 Aug 2020

Negative Emissions Technologies to Solve Climate Crisis Could Bring Side Effects

A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia cautions that when it comes to climate change, the world is making a bet it might not be able to cover.

25 Aug 2020

Scientists Record Increased Ozone Levels Across Northern Hemisphere

Scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) have discovered, for the first time, that the levels of the pollutant ozone have increased in many parts of the Earth’s atmosphere over the Northern Hemisphere in the past two decades.

24 Aug 2020

Two New Projects Win $900,000 to Advance Technologies that Avoid CO2 Emissions

The Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Center, one of the MIT Energy Initiative's Low-Carbon Energy Centers, has awarded $900,000 in funding to two new research projects to advance technologies that avoid carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and help address climate change.

21 Aug 2020

Plastic Waste can Release Chemicals into the Stomach Oil of Seabirds

Plastic waste in the ocean is an increasing problem for wildlife, including seabirds who frequently mistake it for food.

20 Aug 2020

Atlantic Ocean has 10 Times More Plastic than Previously Thought

The mass of 'invisible' microplastics found in the upper waters of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12- 21 million tonnes, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications today.

19 Aug 2020

Ocean Microbes Could Interact with Pollutants to Alter Weather Patterns

Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the globe, yet little is known about how gases and aerosols made by ocean microbes affect weather and climate, or how human-produced pollution could influence this process.

18 Aug 2020

Air Pollution Linked to Residential Electricity Demand

A study conducted by Associate Professor Alberto Salvo from the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences revealed that households respond to ambient air pollution by increasing electricity consumption, which in turn increases the carbon emissions that are co-produced in supplying the electricity.

18 Aug 2020

Human Activity can Exacerbate Effects of Nutrient Pollution in Marine Ecosystems

Excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, have devastating effects on coastal marine ecosystems by causing algal blooms that deplete oxygen in the water, killing marine life.

18 Aug 2020

Revamped Industry Resource Focuses on Environmental Technologies and Techniques

Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc is pleased to announce the launch of the newly revamped Anguil.com. The fully redesigned website focuses on streamlined, industry-relevant information, enhanced solutions content, and effortless navigation.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 18 Aug 2020