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Researchers Use Ozone to Eliminate SOx and NOx from Exhaust Streams

A Japan-based research group headed by Kanazawa University has almost entirely removed SOx and NOx from diesel exhaust gas at a low temperature of 473 K by employing ozone from an atmospheric-pressure non-equilibrium plasma along with the desulfurization catalyst MnO2.

8 Mar 2019

National Academies of Sciences Representatives Hand Over Recommendations for Improving Marine Conservation

On March 6th, 2019, representatives from the national academies of sciences of the G20 countries delivered recommendations to the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in Tokyo, Japan, for later consultation at the 2019 G20 summit.

7 Mar 2019

Exposure to Harmful Emissions Could be Minimized at Minimal Operational Costs

Everything deals with location! That wise advice about purchasing real estate can also reduce public exposure to airborne pollutants while providing electricity to customers.

26 Feb 2019

New Model for Predicting Pharmaceutical Concentrations in Freshwater Sources Worldwide

An investigation by environmental professionals at Radboud University has revealed that in the last 20 years, there has been an increase in pharmaceutical concentrations in freshwater sources across the globe.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers Develop Novel Method for Detecting Hazardous Wastes in Superfund Sites Across the U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that nearly 53 million people in the United States, including approximately 18% of the U.S. children, reside less than three miles from a Superfund site.

21 Feb 2019

Researchers Reduce Ammonia and Methane Emissions Produced by Ruminants

Based on an earlier treatment of proteins on their diet, researchers from UPM have successfully decreased the ammonia and methane emissions produced during the process of digestion in ruminants.

18 Feb 2019

Usual Household Chores Prove to be Greater Source of Global Atmospheric Air Pollution

Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have found that cleaning, cooking, and other regular household chores create considerable levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, resulting in indoor air quality levels to be comparable with a polluted major city.

18 Feb 2019

Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution Caused by Microplastics

Despite the polyester leisure suit being a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers such as nylon are still in use, and are a huge contributor to the volume of microplastics in the environment, according to a materials scientist from Penn State University (PSU), who suggests swapping to biosynthetic fibers to resolve this issue.

18 Feb 2019

New Method to Convert Plastic Bags into Carbon Chips for Making Li-Ion Batteries

Plastic bag pollution has become a massive environmental concern, prompting many cities and countries to severely tax or ban the products.

14 Feb 2019

New Device to Easily Measure Fluoride Contamination in Water

The general practice of incorporating fluoride to water has been followed in several countries, including the US, Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, Vietnam, and India.

12 Feb 2019