Waterborne transport by ocean or inland waterways is a key component of the global commerce system, and diesel engines are the prime mover for many marine applications, as well as the standard for on-board auxiliary power.
Leading researchers and practitioners will examine how Darwin can cope with future temperatures that remain hotter for longer.
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Scientists have warned that the world’s oceans are being asphyxiated as they are losing oxygen at an alarming rate. The situation is made worse by the current climate...
By David J. Cross, M.A
9 Dec 2019
Based on findings in “Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction,” a new study published in the American Thoracic Society’s journal, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, decreases in air pollution produced rapid and significant impacts on health outcomes, as well as reductions in all-cause morbidity.
In 1987, an international agreement called the Montreal Protocol was signed to bring an end to the destruction of the ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Biotechnology byproducts can be recycled to improve soil health while maintaining crop yields and reducing carbon emissions. A study recently published in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment analyzes the potential advantages of a novel type of crop fertilizer.
Scanfill has announced that it has invested in a brand-new foil extruder, giving the company even more opportunities to produce efficient and recyclable material. Scanfill manufactures environmentally friendly and sustai...
INEOS has announced that it has opened its new advanced polymer pilot plant in Rosignano, Italy. This plant will help to develop and produce advanced products which will incorporate plastic waste diverted away from landfill or incineration. One example of the many products it will develop will include light weight car parts.
The OCEANETS project has started testing a tool to prevent the loss and abandonment of fishing gear and to facilitate recovery.
A new research has revealed the degree to which countries induce biodiversity loss overseas through their demand for electric power. For specific countries, over half of the impact on species is overseas.
A group of industrial chemicals referred to as “PFAS” has penetrated the far reaches of the Earth, with implications that researchers are just beginning to comprehend.
An electrochemical flow cell with a s...
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth will be part of an international project to help protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from climate change and human induced impacts, such as habitat destruction and pollution.
Nations are scrambling to control natural resources, research and tourism in Antarctica as rapid political, social and environmental changes open up new opportunities for Australia in the previously frozen landscape.
Curtin University researchers have developed a promising new toolkit for monitoring threatened coral ecosystems by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from waters off the coast of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Sustainable technology company Anellotech is significantly expanding its program with Plas-TCatTM, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.