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Tag: Environmental Sciences
DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program Selects 86 Outstanding U.S. Graduate Students
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected 86 graduate students representing 31 states and Puerto Rico for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program’s 2023 Solicitation 2 cycle.
Organophosphorus flame retardants induce malformations in avian embryos
Evaluation of developmental toxicity in early chicken embryos exposed to tris(2-chloroisopropyl) phosphate
Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk
A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Campinas in Brazil has found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems and are therefore more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and water.
Brazilian coast is warmer and is having more frequent extreme temperature events, study shows
The Brazilian coast, especially in the South and Southeast regions, is already suffering from the impact of climate change, with increasingly extreme surface air temperatures and more frequent swings from heat to cold and back.
Sunlight creates biodegradable plastic via artificial photosynthesis
Global warming causes more environment issues, due to greenhouse gases like CO2. In natural photosynthesis, CO2 turns into organic compounds like glucose or starch.
Climate change in the forests of northern Germany
More and more trees are suffering the consequences of decades of man-made climate change.
Hazardous flame retardant OPEs detected at higher levels than BFRs at an informal end-of-life vehicle recycling site
Researchers in Ehime University (Japan) investigated the contamination levels and composition profiles of halogenated and phosphorous flame retardants in settled dust from informal waste processing sites in Vietnam, and detected the emerging flame retardants organophosphate esters (OPEs) at higher concentrations than those of the legacy brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) processing site.
The Paris Agreement – better measurement methods needed
The Paris Agreement says that we should reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to limit the rise in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius.
How do land sparing vs. land sharing interventions influence human wellbeing?
A recent study published in People and Nature focuses on how land use approaches impact human wellbeing.
Nature Journal Publishes UTEP-Led Pollution Study
Residents of public housing throughout the United States experience higher levels of air pollution, according to an inter-institutional study led by a researcher from The University of Texas at El Paso that appeared in Scientific Reports, one of Nature’s portfolio of journals.
The Consequences of Climate Change in the Alps Are Visible From Space
Global warming has a particularly pronounced impact on the Alpine region. Like the Arctic, this European mountain range is becoming greener.
Biology: Louder petrol engine noise disrupts whale resting and nursing
Whale-watch vessels with louder petrol engines significantly disrupt short-finned pilot whale resting and nursing, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
Lake’s radioactivity concentration predicted for 10,000 days after the Fukushima accident
In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was damaged by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, causing nearby lakes to be contaminated with radioactive cesium-137.
Study shows how 1.5°C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
A temperature increase of around 1.5°C – just under the maximum target agreed at the COP23 Paris meeting in 2017 – can have a marked impact on algae and animal species living on UK coastlines, new research has found.
One water bucket to find them all: Detecting fish, mammals, and birds from a single sample
In times of exacerbating biodiversity loss, reliable data on species occurrence are essential, in order for prompt and adequate conservation actions to be initiated.
New Study Exposes Big Differences Amongst Amazonian Countries in Their Rates of Forest Recovery as Well as Deforestation
Large-scale forest restoration in the Amazon is an important “nature-based solution” to climate change, a major focus of the UK-hosted UN Climate Change COP26 Conference in November.
Steady Streams: Bringing Safe Water to California Communities
With a mix of research and outreach, the CSU is addressing one of California’s greatest challenges by securing access to safe drinking water for some of the state’s most vulnerable populations.