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Ocean Acidification and its Impacts on Chesapeake Bay

For many years, the world's oceans have suffered from absorbing human-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has led to the decreasing pH of saltwater, known as ocean acidification, and threatened the health of marine organisms and ecosystems.

15 Jun 2020

Study Estimates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Extra Food Intake

Walking and cycling have many benefits and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers say we need to think about what people eat to fuel their walking and cycling.

15 Jun 2020

Protected Lands in Western US Receive More Than 1000 Tons of Plastic Every Year

Utah State University Assistant Professor Janice Brahney and her team used high-resolution atmospheric deposition data and identified samples of microplastics and other particulates collected over 14 months in 11 national parks and wilderness areas.

12 Jun 2020

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