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Rising CO2 Levels Will Cause Severe Ecosystem Effects

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the consequent changes created through ocean acidification will cause severe ecosystem effects, impacting reef-forming habitats and the associated fish, according to new research.

20 Apr 2020

Comprehensive Gulf-Wide Survey Of Oil Pollution in Response to Deepwater Horizon Spill

Since the 2010 BP oil spill, marine scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) have sampled more than 2,500 individual fish representing 91 species from 359 locations across the Gulf of Mexico and found evidence of oil exposure in all of them, including some of the most popular types of seafood.

17 Apr 2020

Study Shows How Stream Pollutants from Mountaintop Mining Get Out of Water

Since the 1980s, a sprawling mountaintop removal mining complex in southern West Virginia has been leaching pollutants -- such as selenium -- into nearby streams at levels deemed unsafe for aquatic life.

7 Apr 2020

England's Protected Coasts Exposed to Litter in the Same Way as Unprotected Areas

Beaches in or near England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as those in unprotected areas, new research shows.

7 Apr 2020

Study Shows How Coastal Pollution Impact Genetic Diversity of Corals

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) found that human-induced environmental stressors have a large effect on the genetic composition of coral reef populations in Hawai'i.

6 Apr 2020

Low-Carbon Technologies Allow Faster Transition to Net-Zero Emissions

A new study performed by an international group of researchers shows that smaller scale low-carbon technologies that are more cost-effective and can be mass deployed could allow a quicker transition to net-zero emissions.

3 Apr 2020

Fluctuating Rising Trend of Open Agricultural Straw Burning in Northeast China

Open biomass burning (OBB) has a significant impact on regional air quality, especially on the heavy haze pollution in Northeast China (NEC) in recent years. Recent research published in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters provides scholars and decision-makers with a more comprehensive and long-term analysis of the spatiotemporal patterns of OBB in NEC.

3 Apr 2020

How Sensors can be Used to Detect Oil Spills

In a paper published earlier this year in the scientific journal Remote Sensing of Environment, a team from Water Mapping, in collaboration with scientists at other institutes across the US and Canada, describes how using multiple remote sensors allows for the rapid estimation of the thickness and nature of oil spills.

30 Mar 2020

Bio-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater

Beads containing bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can be used to clean up contaminated groundwater for several months without the need for maintenance.

26 Mar 2020

The Reversed Changes in Southern Hemisphere Winds

There have been changes in the atmospheric circulation in the Southern Hemisphere caused by the same chemicals that destroy the ozone layer that protects the Earth.

26 Mar 2020