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Car Users from Least Affluent Cities Experience Higher Level of In-Car Pollution

According to a first-of-its-kind study performed by the University of Surrey, even drivers from the world’s poorest cities are exposed to an inconsistent level of in-car air pollution because they often open the windows of their cars for ventilation.

6 Aug 2020

Novel Method to Retrieve Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage

According to researchers at Penn State, a new method for treating acid mine drainage (AMD) could enable the conversion of the environmental pollution issue into a vital domestic source of the critical rare earth elements that are required for the manufacture of technology varying right from smartphones to fighter jets.

6 Aug 2020

Devices Collecting Plastic Waste from Ocean Surface Cannot Solve Pollution Problem

Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows.

5 Aug 2020

New EU-Project to Develop Sensor Network for Measuring Ship Emissions

A new EU-project has the aim to develop a sensor network to monitor emissions from ships.

4 Aug 2020

Worst Case Scenario of CO2 Emissions can Help Assess Climate Change Impacts by 2050

The RCP 8.5 C02 emissions pathway, long considered a "worst case scenario" by the international science community, is the most appropriate for conducting assessments of climate change impacts by 2050, according to a new article published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

4 Aug 2020

Coastal Cities Could Leave Neighboring Seafloor Exposed to Higher Light Pollution

The global expansion of coastal cities could leave more than three quarters of their neighbouring seafloor exposed to potentially harmful levels of light pollution.

31 Jul 2020

Researchers Detect Newer Toxic Compound in Arctic Seawater

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, found in many household products and food packages, have raised concerns because of their persistence and possible toxicity to people and wildlife.

30 Jul 2020

New Decisions can Help Quantify Parameters Related to Air Pollution, Climate Change

Like the legendary falling apple that hit Isaac Newton and led to his groundbreaking insight on the nature of gravity, COVID-19 could provide unintended glimpses into how complex Earth systems operate, according to a new Stanford-led paper.

30 Jul 2020

Major Pollutants in China Reduced Only Marginally During COVID-19 Lockdown

Large improvements of air quality in China during the COVID-19 lockdown have been widely reported, but new research reveals that the two pollutants most harmful to human health, fine particulate matter and ozone, were only slightly reduced.

28 Jul 2020

Researchers Assess Pathways to Stop Plastic Pollution in Oceans

A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ finds that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040.

27 Jul 2020