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Microbes Consume CO2 Through Porous Cylindrical Electrode and Exude Useful Chemicals

Microbes could become vital allies in the worldwide efforts to curtail carbon emissions and avoid hazardous climate change.

10 Dec 2018

China Could Massively Increase Solar Power Generation by Fighting Smog

In Beijing, the air is so bad that a brown sheath made of exhaust gases from cars, coal fires, and industry covers the city, blowing significant amounts of dangerous particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and soot into the atmosphere.

7 Dec 2018

New Sources of Ammonia Pollution Detected from Space

Scientists from the CNRS1 and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have put together the first global map of the distribution of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) by examining measurements taken by satellites between 2008 and 2016.

6 Dec 2018

Study Shows Air Pollution is Associated with Increased Risk of Miscarriage

Adverse health outcomes, ranging from pre-term birth to asthma, have been shown to be associated with air quality.

6 Dec 2018

New Report Examines Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Human Health

Researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have contributed to a new, significant report that looks at the impacts of climate change on human health, and the consequences they hold for society. The study has been published in The Lancet medical journal.

30 Nov 2018

Researcher Develops Novel Approach to Identify Sources of Particulate Matter and Improve Air Quality

The sources of particulate matter, which is a form of pollution, has not been completely understood to date. It is a highly complex mixture formed in the atmosphere from different gaseous precursor molecules.

30 Nov 2018

Co-Treatment of Legacy Wastewater in Mine and Drilling Sites Could Reduce Environmental Impact

Although the energy history of Pennsylvania is famous for the amounts of fossil fuels it has produced, it also filled with the environmental legacies of coal mining and, more recently, hydrofracturing.

28 Nov 2018

Researcher Models Movement of Microplastic Fibers in Environment

A researcher from Washington State University has for the first time modeled how microplastic fibers travel through the environment.

27 Nov 2018

Study Reveals Volcanoes and Glaciers Combine to Produce Methane

Researchers have discovered that large volumes of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are being discharged from an Icelandic glacier.

21 Nov 2018

Preventing Problems Related to Climate Change Requires Changes in How Countries Look at Growth and Progress

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conveyed a strong message to the international community with its recent report, issued in early October in South Korea: the world has to act at once to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

16 Nov 2018

Pollution News

Microbes Consume CO2 Through Porous Cylindrical Electrode and Exude Useful Chemicals

China Could Massively Increase Solar Power Generation by Fighting Smog

New Sources of Ammonia Pollution Detected from Space

Study Shows Air Pollution is Associated with Increased Risk of Miscarriage

New Report Examines Effects of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Human Health

Researcher Develops Novel Approach to Identify Sources of Particulate Matter and Improve Air Quality

Co-Treatment of Legacy Wastewater in Mine and Drilling Sites Could Reduce Environmental Impact

Researcher Models Movement of Microplastic Fibers in Environment

Study Reveals Volcanoes and Glaciers Combine to Produce Methane

Preventing Problems Related to Climate Change Requires Changes in How Countries Look at Growth and Progress

Producing Clean Hydrogen with Near-Zero Carbon Emissions with The Hazer Process

Relocating the Growing of Food to Urban Areas

How Origin’s Solar Power Purchase Agreement is helping more Businesses go Solar

Ultra-Low Power, Wireless RTU Data Logger - Infinite ADU-500

Analyzing Liquids and Oils with FTIR Spectroscopy

Delta Blower Generation 5 - Rotary Lobe Blowers for Air and Neutral Gases

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Inefficient Ozone Generation its Hidden Costs

An Overview of Bio/Renewable Fuels for Cars and Aeroplanes

The Places Where Plastic Has Replaced Steel

Using Seaweed and Popcorn as Packaging in Place of Plastic

Pollution News

1 Preventing Problems Related to Climate Change Requires Changes in How Countries Look at Growth and Progress

2 Researchers Use Ionic Wind to Power First-Ever Plane Without Any Moving Parts

3 Study Reveals Factors Responsible for Dramatic Cost Reduction of Photovoltaic Modules

4 Researchers Develop Prototype Device to Tap Water from Air

5 Researcher Develops Novel Approach to Identify Sources of Particulate Matter and Improve Air Quality

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