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Researchers Detect Halogenated Flame Retardants in the End-of-Life Vehicle Processing Site

Researchers in Ehime University (Japan) investigated the contamination levels and composition profiles of halogenated and phosphorous flame retardants in settled dust from informal waste processing sites in Vietnam, and detected the emerging flame retardants organophosphate esters (OPEs) at higher concentrations than those of the legacy brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) processing site.

8 Nov 2022

Promoting U.S. IT and Clean Technology Exports in the West Balkan Region

From Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Europe and Eurasia, David De Falco, led an IT and clean technology trade mission of 27 companies to Serbia and Montenegro to promote U.S. IT and clean technology exports and strengthen commercial ties in the West Balkan region

8 Nov 2022

Association Between Tiny Air Particulates and Sudden Cardiac Arrests

In Singapore, small particles in air pollution may have resulted in sudden cardiac arrests in a few people who were not in the hospital but just going through their normal lives, as per researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School collaborating with the National Environment Agency (NEA) as part of the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS).

7 Nov 2022

Analyzing Seagrass Ecosystem Multifunctionality

A new study performed has shown that sea turtles have been overharvested in the past, leading to their threatened population status.

7 Nov 2022

Extreme Temperatures Increase Heat-Related Mortality Among People in Texas Prisons

The U.S. has the world's largest population of prisoners, and Texas holds more incarcerated people than any other state. As climate change continues to increase the severity, frequency and duration of heat waves, the approximately 160,000 individuals in Texas prisons -; as well as the people who work in these settings -; come under intense physical duress in prisons without climate controls, according to a new study led by researchers at Brown University's School of Public Health.

7 Nov 2022

MIT Researchers Find Way to Improve the Energy Density of “Primary” Batteries

For the last few decades, battery research has largely focused on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used in everything from electric cars to portable electronics and have improved dramatically in terms of affordability and capacity.

7 Nov 2022

Efficient Conversion of Sewage to Biogas with New New Waste Treatment Method

The efficient conversion of remaining sludge to biogas is now made possible with a new method to treat sewage. It is an advance that could support communities in reducing their waste while helping the environment.

4 Nov 2022

New Modeling Approaches to Track Plastic Waste

Scientists and collaborators from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) doubt that a high number of plastics has been transported in flowing waters compared to what was thought earlier and are currently developing new modeling approaches.

4 Nov 2022

Analyzing Risks of Water Security Caused by Climate Change

At the beginning of 2022, an IPCC report discovered that most of all adaptation actions (alters that humans will require to make in reaction to climate change) are water-related.

4 Nov 2022

EverWind Welcomes the Federal Government’s Fall Economic Statement on Clean Energy Production and Investment

EverWind Fuels Company ("EverWind") welcomed the federal government's Fall Economic Statement, which announced a series of measures establishing Canada as one of the world's preferred jurisdictions for clean energy production and investment.

4 Nov 2022

Climate Warming Drives an Exponential Increase in Fires in the Arctic

The Siberian Arctic experienced an unusual number of fires in 2019 and 2020. This raised concerns in the scientific community, as the Arctic has large areas of permafrost, a permanently frozen layer of subsoil that accumulates large amounts of carbon. Fires damage the permafrost and contribute to the release of carbon emissions in the form of greenhouse gases.

4 Nov 2022