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Fish Exposed to Chemicals can Have Adverse Biological Effects on Animals, Humans

Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly exposed to the chemicals, according to Oregon State University researchers.

26 Jun 2020

A Simple Route to Reduce Pollution of Airborne Chemicals

Drones and other aircraft effectively spray pesticides over miles of crops, but the method also can pollute the environment if wind carries the mist off-target.

26 Jun 2020

New Method Rapidly Detects and Removes Wastewater Pollutants

A research team at Swansea University have developed a new method for fast removal and detection of wastewater pollutants that come from everyday pharmaceuticals like paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin, which could help minimise their impact on the environment.

25 Jun 2020

Scientists Explore Methane Mitigation Effects in Dairy Cows

The enteric methane mitigation potential of 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) has been confirmed in previous studies.

25 Jun 2020

Dynamic Water Saturation can Influence Land-Derived Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Under changing, increasingly dynamic climatic conditions, temperate soils are forecast to experience a high degree of variability in moisture conditions due to periods of drought and/or flood.

25 Jun 2020

Widely Flushed Personal Care Textile Products Contribute to Global Plastic Pollution

Researchers from Earth and Ocean Sciences and the Ryan Institute at NUI Galway have carried out a study on the contribution of widely flushed personal care textile products (wet wipes and sanitary towels) to the ocean plastic crisis.

24 Jun 2020

New Methodology to Detect Water Pollution in Coastal Areas

Researchers at the University of Seville Marine Biology Laboratory, working in the research team of Dr. José Carlos García Gómez, have demonstrated the usefulness of using the SBPQ methodology to detect potential shifts in coastal areas.

24 Jun 2020

New Way to Tackle Biofilms Using Cleaning Agents Derived from Microbes

Lurking inside pipes and on the surfaces of indwelling medical devices, slimy layers of bacteria, called biofilms, cause problems ranging from largescale product contamination to potentially fatal chronic infections.

23 Jun 2020

Study Offers Evidence for Accumulation of Nanoplastics in Plants

As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues in China.

23 Jun 2020