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Amount of Methane Emitted by Human Activity has been Vastly Underestimated

Methane is known to be a potent greenhouse gas and contributes considerably to global warming. In the past three centuries, emissions of this gas in the air have increased by around 150%.

22 Feb 2020

Ancient Carbon Reservoirs Do Not Contribute to High Emissions of Greenhouse Gas

Permafrost present in the soil and in methane hydrates that occur deep within the ocean serve as huge reservoirs of carbon.

21 Feb 2020

Replacing Petroleum with Wood in Chemical Industry to Reduce CO2 Emissions

At KU Leuven, an interdisciplinary team including economists and bio-engineers has delineated ways to use wood as an alternative to petroleum in the chemical industry.

14 Feb 2020

Scientist Develops Reusable Clay that Removes Toxic Herbicide from Water

Petra Rudolf, a Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics at the University of Groningen, has created neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral that allows her to filter water and remove a harmful herbicide.

13 Feb 2020

Indoor Air can be More Complex than Outdoor Air Systems

Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist at Colorado State University, had spent her whole career exploring the eccentricities of outdoor air—how atmospheric particles and gases move, change, and interact, and how human activities affect the air inhaled by individuals. But when Farmer went indoors, she was forced to reassess her observations.

7 Feb 2020

Switch to GDI Engine Will Cause More Climate Warming in U.S. Urban Areas

A study performed by researchers at the University of Georgia College of Engineering reports that new automotive technology that offers increased fuel efficiency could have severe negative implications, such as major impacts on public health and climate.

24 Jan 2020

Orthophosphate Added to Chloramine-Treated Water can Prevent Lead Contamination

In almost 80% of the water systems in the United States, a disinfectant is used in drinking water, which can form undesirable byproducts such as chloroform. Although there exists an alternative, several cities have been apprehensive of its use.

23 Jan 2020

Distant Wildfires Contribute to Increased Pollution Concentration in New York City

According to a new study, air pollutants resulting from the smoke of fires, that occurred as far as the southeastern United States and Canada, traveled many days and hundreds of miles to reach New York City and Connecticut, where it led to increased concentrations of pollution.

22 Jan 2020