Scientists awarded £2.6million to examine environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics
Biodegradable packaging and products are seen by many as part of the solution to the global plastics crisis. However, until
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What does East Germany’s rise and fall have to do with pigs? A lot, actually
The communist state’s approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a University of Rochester historian argues
Read moreFrom lab to industry? Ideally ordered porous titania films, made at scale
High-throughput double anodization to make ordered titania through-hole membranes
Read moreThere are microplastics near the top of Mount Everest too
Researchers analyzing snow and stream samples from the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition have found evidence of
Read moreIndonesian wildfires a ‘fixable problem’
Indonesian wildfires that cause widespread air pollution and vast carbon emissions are a “fixable problem”, according to the leader of
Read moreMicroplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount Everest
Read moreAntibiotic resistance surveillance tools in Puerto Rican watersheds after Hurricane Maria
When Hurricane Maria made landfall, devastating Dominica, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico in September 2017, flooding and power outages wreaked
Read moreDoes air pollution increase women’s risk of dementia?
Study finds high levels associated with brain shrinkage patterns common in Alzheimer’s
Read moreStudy confirms contribution of bioenergy to climate change mitigation
Across-border team of researchers refute arguments that carbon debt, opportunity cost and indirect land-use change prevent greenhouse gas mitigation by biofuels.
Read moreWhich particulate air pollution poses the greatest health risk?
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, together with colleagues from several other European institutions, have investigated whether particulate matter
Read moreIllinois-led research aims to clean agricultural drainage water
URBANA, Ill. – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded $1.12 million
Read moreAir pollution costs Utahns billions annually and shortens life expectancy by two years
New study reveals the cost of air pollution for Utahns’ health and pocketbooks
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