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Study Finds Coal-Tar Sealant is Dominant PAH Contaminant in Great Lakes

Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is the most likely primary source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, found in the majority of streambed sediments of Great Lakes tributaries, according to a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

12 Jun 2020

Study Shows Women Create Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions than Men

Women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite men being more than twice as likely to travel by bike, a New Zealand study has found.

11 Jun 2020

Large Quantities of Macro Wastes identified in Parts of the Curonian Spit Beach

An article written by an international team of scientists was published recently in Marine Pollution Bulletin magazine.

11 Jun 2020

Post-Pandemic Emissions will Determine the Extent of Global Warming

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have led to a record crash in emissions.

11 Jun 2020

New Machine Learning Algorithms to Measure Fugitive Methane Emissions

Southwest Research Institute is developing machine learning algorithms to measure fugitive methane emissions through a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Office of Fossil Energy and managed at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

10 Jun 2020

Identifying a Way to Get Rid of Plastic Waste

Graduate student Linda Zhong and professor of biology Anthony Sinskey are studying the plastic-devouring enzyme PETase as a way to improve recycling.

9 Jun 2020

A Change in Washing Habits can Reduce Ocean Pollution

A new study has revealed that almost 13,000 tonnes of microfibres, equivalent to two rubbish trucks every day, are being released into European marine environments every year - but this could be reduced by as much as 30% if we made a small change to our laundry habits.

8 Jun 2020

New Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Process to Control Emissions at Low Cost

Researchers from KAIST have demonstrated three novel methods for changing local carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in gas-diffusion electrode (GDE)-based flow electrolyzers.

4 Jun 2020

Finding Ways to Control Microbiome of Cattle to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have learned to control the microbiome of cattle for the first time which could inhibit their methane production, and therefore reduce a major source of greenhouse gasses.

2 Jun 2020

Advanced Method to Estimate Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions Using Carbon-14

Researchers from NOAA and the University of Colorado have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels using ambient air samples and a well-known isotope of carbon that scientists have relied on for decades to date archaeological sites.

2 Jun 2020