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Combating Phosphorus Pollution with Eco-Friendly Pellets

Innovative biochar pellets from UIUC show promise in reducing phosphorus runoff, offering a sustainable solution for farmers and improving environmental health.

5 Nov 2024

Manchester Scientists Unveil Advanced Materials that Capture Benzene in Our Atmosphere, Tackling Major Health Risk

Scientists have developed a new material capable of capturing the harmful chemical benzene from the polluted air, offering a potential solution for tackling a major health and environment risk.

29 Oct 2024

Microplastics and PFAS Harm Aquatic Life

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have explored the environmental impact of microplastics and PFAS, demonstrating that their combination can be highly detrimental to aquatic organisms.

23 Oct 2024

2024 State of the Climate Report Highlights Urgent Need for Action

A paper recently published in BioScience presented the 2024 State of the Climate Report, highlighting the planet's worsening condition due to climate change.

21 Oct 2024

Dolphin Breath Contains Microplastics, Study Finds

Researchers at the College of Charleston in South Carolina have discovered microplastic particles in the air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins.

17 Oct 2024

MIT Researchers Reveal Decline in Mercury Emissions

MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise.

9 Oct 2024

Method to Combat Toxic Chemicals in Global Water Supplies

Researchers from Oxford Brookes University have created a brand-new device known as a hydrodynamic reactor to address one of the toxic substances in the world's water supplies.

7 Oct 2024

Study Reveals LNG Exports Have Larger Footprint than Coal

A recent study by Robert W. Howarth explores the hidden environmental costs of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). This in-depth analysis uncovers the high greenhouse gas emissions, particularly methane, throughout LNG's lifecycle and challenges its reputation as a cleaner energy source compared to coal.

7 Oct 2024

The Impact of Microplastics: A Growing Concern

Nasrin Alamdari, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, is determined to understand more about microplastics and their migration, according to a study published in Environmental Pollution.

1 Oct 2024