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Heavy Metal Pollution May Have Contributed to Large Extinction Events

Metal poisoning caused the malformation observed in ancient organisms and may have contributed to their extinction and that of many other species.

26 Aug 2015

EDI and Shaanxi Automotive Build Electrified PHEV Port Truck for Port of Shanghai

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions hybrid and electric drivetrain solutions, today announced their newest clean energy innovation—a fleet of PHEV trucks for the Port of Shanghai built in collaboration with one of the world’s largest truck manufacturers, Shaanxi Automotive.

25 Aug 2015

Pyrolysis Process Uses Less Energy to Reclaim Soil at Oil Spills

Rice University scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims the soil's fertility.

24 Aug 2015

Toxic Chemical Spreads Beyond Superfund Site

Researchers at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have found that a contaminated mixture called Aroclor 1268 has spread beyond a former chemical plant, now a Superfund site, near Brunswick.

19 Aug 2015

BIOP Researchers Study How Nitrogen Oxides Affect Plant Pollen

Together with the Research Unit Protein Science and the Institute for Environmental Medicine of Technische Universität München as well as the research consortium UNIKA-T and the Christine Kühne - Center for Allergy Research and Education, researchers of the Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (BIOP) studied how nitrogen oxides affect the pollen of the plant.

18 Aug 2015

New Study Shows Intensity of Groundwater Contamination Via Uranium and Nitrate in Two Key US Aquifers

Nearly 2 million people throughout the Great Plains and California above aquifer sites contaminated with natural uranium that is mobilized by human-contributed nitrate, according to a study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

18 Aug 2015

Researchers Report Sunlight Triggers Release of Nitrogen Oxide Compounds from Urban Grime

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have determined that natural sunlight triggers the release of smog-forming nitrogen oxide compounds from the grime that typically coats buildings, statues and other outdoor surfaces in urban areas.

18 Aug 2015

Air Pollutant Optimization Model Helps Reduce Health Impact of Ozone and Fine Particulate Pollution

By combining information about power plant operation with real-time air quality predictions, researchers have created a new capability to minimize the human health effects of air pollution resulting from electric power generating facilities.

18 Aug 2015

Asia Produces More Than Double the Mercury Emissions Previously Estimated

Once mercury is emitted into the atmosphere from the smokestacks of power plants, the pollutant has a complicated trajectory; even after it settles onto land and sinks into oceans, mercury can be re-emitted back into the atmosphere repeatedly. This so-called “grasshopper effect” keeps the highly toxic substance circulating as “legacy emissions” that, combined with new smokestack emissions, can extend the environmental effects of mercury for decades.

13 Aug 2015

Study Shows Industrial Fires in Indonesia Make the Biggest Contributions to Air Pollution

Researchers have combined satellite observations with atmospheric modelling to calculate how fires associated with industrial concessions in the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions of Indonesia affect air quality across Equatorial Asia.

13 Aug 2015

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Heavy Metal Pollution May Have Contributed to Large Extinction Events

EDI and Shaanxi Automotive Build Electrified PHEV Port Truck for Port of Shanghai

Pyrolysis Process Uses Less Energy to Reclaim Soil at Oil Spills

Toxic Chemical Spreads Beyond Superfund Site

BIOP Researchers Study How Nitrogen Oxides Affect Plant Pollen

New Study Shows Intensity of Groundwater Contamination Via Uranium and Nitrate in Two Key US Aquifers

Researchers Report Sunlight Triggers Release of Nitrogen Oxide Compounds from Urban Grime

Air Pollutant Optimization Model Helps Reduce Health Impact of Ozone and Fine Particulate Pollution

Asia Produces More Than Double the Mercury Emissions Previously Estimated

Study Shows Industrial Fires in Indonesia Make the Biggest Contributions to Air Pollution

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