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Superhydrophilic Membrane Effectively Used to Clean Fluids for Reuse

According to researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University in partnership with researchers at Rice University, a new superhydrophilic filter has exhibited the ability to remove greater than 90% of hydrocarbons, as well as all bacteria and particulates from contaminated water produced by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations at shale oil and gas wells.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers Discover No-Till is Insufficient to Improve Water Quality

A long-debated agricultural question on whether no-tillage alone is adequate for preventing water pollution from nitrate has been answered by a new IUPUI study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the answer is no.

25 Sep 2017

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