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International Project to Help Indian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Meet Environmental Regulations

A major international project will tackle one of the main sources of pollution in India – Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) who are struggling to meet environmental regulations.

1 Apr 2015

Better Ways of Programming Traffic Signals Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sitting in traffic during rush hour is not just frustrating for drivers; it also adds unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.

31 Mar 2015

Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution May Affect Childrens’ Brains

A small imaging study suggests prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), the toxic air pollution caused in part by vehicle emissions, coal burning and smoking, may be bad for children's brains and may contribute to slower processing speeds and behavioral problems, including attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD) symptoms, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

27 Mar 2015

Air Pollutants Linked to Climate Change Could Contribute to Increase in Potency of Airborne Allergens

A pair of air pollutants linked to climate change could also be a major contributor to the unparalleled rise in the number of people sneezing, sniffling and wheezing during allergy season.

23 Mar 2015

Light Pollution Affects Wildlife and Ecosystems

Artificial night time light from sources such as street lamps affects the growth and flowering of plants and even the number of insects that depend on those plants for food, a study published today confirms.

17 Mar 2015

Special Issue Delves into the Long-Term Impacts of Fracking on Health, Environment

Marcellus shale extraction and its potential negative effects on the environment is the subject of a recently published special issue in the Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. This issue, comprised of eight different papers, delves into the long term consequences fracking has on people, animals, and the environment.

16 Mar 2015

Thermal Hydrolysis of Food Waste May Double Anaerobic Digester Throughput and Reduce Ammonia Concentrations

New research published today (Wednesday 11th March) by AeroThermal Group shows that pre-treating food waste with acombination of steam and pressure, in a machine known as an autoclave, will double the throughput of an anaerobic digester and significantly reduce the amount of ammonia concentrations by denaturing proteins. The trials have been run over 580 days to date.

12 Mar 2015

Two Environmental Pollutants Have Adverse Effects on Infants' Development

Even though the levels of two environmental pollutants have declined over the last 20 years, they may still have adverse effects on children's development, according to a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This is the largest study of environmental pollutants and infant growth to date.

9 Mar 2015

CsTolen A Compound Helps Protect Crops from Radiation-Contaminated Soil

Almost four years after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, farmland remains contaminated with higher-than-natural levels of radiocesium in some regions of Japan, with cesium-134 and cesium-137 being the most troublesome because of the slow rate at which they decay.

6 Mar 2015

New Patented Technology Could Significantly Reduce Pollution Worldwide

A new provisionally patented technology from a New Mexico State University researcher could revolutionize carbon dioxide capture and have a significant impact on reducing pollution worldwide.

5 Mar 2015

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International Project to Help Indian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Meet Environmental Regulations

Better Ways of Programming Traffic Signals Can Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution May Affect Childrens’ Brains

Air Pollutants Linked to Climate Change Could Contribute to Increase in Potency of Airborne Allergens

Light Pollution Affects Wildlife and Ecosystems

Special Issue Delves into the Long-Term Impacts of Fracking on Health, Environment

Thermal Hydrolysis of Food Waste May Double Anaerobic Digester Throughput and Reduce Ammonia Concentrations

Two Environmental Pollutants Have Adverse Effects on Infants' Development

CsTolen A Compound Helps Protect Crops from Radiation-Contaminated Soil

New Patented Technology Could Significantly Reduce Pollution Worldwide

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