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Decontaminating Water with Plant Waste Protein

Sep 30, 2022 06:30AM

Scientists have created a membrane using sunflower and peanut oilseed meal that shows potential as a cheap, sustainable and scalable method to decontaminate heavy metals from water.

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Tobacco Industry is Big Plastic Polluter

Jul 29, 2022 06:30AM

Cigarette butts are the most common source of plastic pollution in the global environment, surpassing bottles, plastic bags and food wrappers.

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Indigenous Efforts Use Hemp to Remove Forever Chemicals From Superfund Site

Jun 30, 2022 06:30AM

Researchers have discovered that hemp plants can successfully suck per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), "forever chemicals," out of contaminated soil via phytoremediation.

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Polluted Air Stumps Bees and Butterflies

Jun 30, 2022 06:30AM

Researchers have discovered that air pollutants can confuse pollinators that use odors to navigate and move around and communicate.

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Pharmaceutical Pollution is Out of Control

Apr 29, 2022 06:30AM

A new study has determined that pharmaceutical drugs polluting the world’s rivers pose “a global threat to environmental and human health.”

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Methane Emissions Grossly Underreported

Apr 29, 2022 06:30AM

A recent report found that methane leak emissions from the oil, gas and coal industries are 70 percent higher than official government estimates globally.

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Bacteria May Become Plastic Pathfinders

Feb 28, 2022 07:30AM

A study has discovered that microbes in oceans and soils worldwide are evolving to eat plastic.

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The 411 on Styrofoam: Why We Should Just Say No

Feb 28, 2022 07:30AM

The harm Styrofoam causes to human health and the planet outweighs its convenience. Here are safer, eco-friendly alternatives.

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Forever Chemicals in Indoor Air

Nov 30, 2021 07:30AM

A new technique for measuring the presence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in indoor air has found them in kindergarten classrooms, offices, laboratories and homes.

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Avoid Air Pollutants to Protect Children’s Mental Health

Jul 30, 2021 06:30AM

Exposure to even moderate levels of traffic-related air pollutants during childhood results in a greater risk of mental illness by age 18, report researchers.

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Superfund Mine-Polluted Stream Restorations See Success

Jul 30, 2021 06:30AM

Large investments made to clean up acid drainage into streams and rivers polluted by toxic metals from abandoned mining sites are yielding success.

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Wild Birds Trained to Pick Up Litter

May 28, 2021 06:30AM

A Dutch company, Crowded Cities, has a device called the CrowBar that trains birds to collect discarded cigarette butts in exchange for food.

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Rethinking Fireworks: Greener Ways to Celebrate the Fourth

May 28, 2021 06:30AM

Most fireworks are made of non-biodegradable plastics and harmful chemicals, polluting the ground, air and water. Here are some eco-friendly alternatives.

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Artificial Intelligence Joins Fight Against Marine Litter

Apr 30, 2021 06:30AM

MARLIT, an open-access web app based on a deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithm, will promote the detection and measurement of floating plastics in the sea.

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Hazardous Pollutants Found in Mount Everest Snow

Feb 26, 2021 07:30AM

Manmade perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been detected in snow at the top of Mount Everest, posing a risk for trekkers, climbers and residents that drink the water.

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