The difficulty and expense of collecting river water samples in remote areas has led to significant—and in some cases, decades-long—gaps in available water chemistry data, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers. ...
Environment
May 20, 2021
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A global effort to reduce sulfur and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships has researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other Department of Energy facilities investigating the potential use ...
Environment
May 18, 2021
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Coal combustion by power plants and industry pollutes the air, causing many governments to implement mitigation actions and encourage cleaner forms of energy. Now, a new study in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology indicates ...
Environment
May 12, 2021
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A new study from McGill University suggests that some Icelandic killer whales have very high concentrations of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) in their blubber. But it seems that other orcas from the same population have ...
Ecology
May 7, 2021
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Uranium contamination of soils and groundwater in the United States represents a significant health risk and will require multiple remediation approaches.
Earth Sciences
May 6, 2021
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Every day, people are exposed to microplastics from food, water, beverages and air. But it's unclear just how many of these particles accumulate in the human body, and whether they pose health risks. Now, researchers reporting ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2021
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While urban agriculture can play a role in supporting food supply chains for many major American cities—contributing to food diversity, sustainability and localizing food systems—it is unrealistic to expect rooftop gardens, ...
Environment
Mar 25, 2021
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Perhaps the best hope for slowing climate change—capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions underground—has remained elusive due in part to uncertainty about its economic feasibility.
Environment
Mar 25, 2021
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California's restrictions on vehicle emissions have been so effective that in at least one urban area, Los Angeles, the most concerning source of dangerous aerosol pollution may well be trees and other green plants, according ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2021
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Scientists at UC San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 "mystery chemicals," whose sources and uses are unknown.
Environment
Mar 17, 2021
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