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New Biomaterial Aimed at Replacing Plastic Laminates and Reducing Pollution

Researchers at Penn State have developed an economical biomaterial that can be used to sustainably replace plastic barrier coatings in packaging and numerous other applications. The researchers predict its implementation would significantly reduce pollution.

21 Sep 2017

Safe Carbon Dioxide Storage Test Beneficial for Leading Research Project

A new technique that cost-effectively monitors the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is to be adopted by a leading research project.

21 Sep 2017

PEF Process Effective for Removing Atrazine and its By-Products in Surface Water

Widely used as a weedkiller, atrazine is known to negatively affect aquatic wildlife and poses a risk to human health by altering the action of particular hormones.

19 Sep 2017

Stanford Researchers Aim to Promote Cleaner Technologies in Brick Kiln Industry

A revelation occurred to Stephen Luby, a Stanford epidemiologist while he was 30,000 ft up in the air. Luby was flying over India when he recognized the view from his window seat was actually brick kilns on the ground below.

15 Sep 2017

New Technique Could Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed a laboratory instrument capable of measuring the amount of carbon in many carbon-containing materials derived from fossil fuels.

15 Sep 2017

Identifying Origin of Indoor Air Pollutants and Related Remedies

A number of homes and also certain eco-friendly structures may be prone to indoor air pollution. An innovative research performed by scientists from the Silent Spring Institute gives a better viewpoint of the origin of such pollutants—namely, the pollutants formed from chemicals being discharged from building materials and the pollutants brought into the home by people in the form of personal items.

13 Sep 2017

Colorado Forest Study Offers Clearest Idea on Atmosphere's Organic Chemistry

An international group of Researchers came together on a small patch of ponderosa pine forest in Colorado for a few weeks during the summer of 2011 to perform one of the most comprehensive, lengthy surveys of atmospheric chemistry ever tried out in one place.

5 Sep 2017

Researchers Use Gas-Guzzling Bacteria to Tackle Methane Emissions

An International collaboration of Researchers co-led by a Monash Biologist has demonstrated that methane-oxidizing bacteria – key organisms accountable for greenhouse gas mitigation – are resilient and more flexible than formerly thought.

31 Aug 2017

'Coffee-Ring Effect' Applied to Provide Fast, Cost-Effective Analysis of Tap Water

“What is in your water?” has become a progressively anxious question for many people in the U.S. and other regions of the world. An answer for that is neither easy nor cheap. Recently, researchers are reporting that they are applying the familiar “coffee-ring effect” to test multiple components in one drop of water easily, quickly and inexpensively. And in the future, the public could use the technique to analyze the tap water they are using.

23 Aug 2017

Certain Cool Roofing Materials Could Increase Air Pollution

A new study reveals that researchers at the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the University of Southern California have discovered that an extensive installation of certain "cool roof" materials in the region could increase ozone and fine particulate pollution levels up to some extent.

8 Aug 2017