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Analytical Chemistry Apr 23, 2024

Light-activated materials perform well in treatment of textile effluent

Photoelectrochemical processes have been considered sustainable alternatives for the remediation of water contaminated by domestic or industrial effluents. Simply put, the strategy consists of using solar energy to degrade ...

Plants & Animals Apr 16, 2024

Plastic pollution can kill variety of ocean embryos

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.

Environment Mar 4, 2024

Study: Impact of agricultural activities on PM2.5 in Lombardy is comparable to that of urbanization, industry

A research study from Politecnico di Milano in the journal Chemosphere has quantified the impact of agricultural activities on the spatial distribution of fine dust (PM 2.5) in Lombardy, showing that it is comparable to the ...

Plants & Animals Feb 19, 2024

Microplastics present in muscles, intestines of South East Queensland sharks

Researchers have discovered not only microplastics but also a higher abundance of cellulose-based fibers in the intestine samples of four apex shark species caught off the coast of South East Queensland (SEQ).

Plasma Physics Jan 24, 2024

New design improves water decontamination via plasma jet

Plasma is an ionized gas—that is, a gas containing electrons, ions, atoms, molecules, radicals, and photons. It is often called the fourth state of matter, and surprisingly, it permeates everything. Plasmas, which are artificially ...

Earth Sciences Dec 19, 2023

Florida Keys city to replace sewage wells following research findings

The Marathon City Council says it will end the use of shallow sewage wells, a move that could drastically reduce the pervasive pharmaceutical contamination in local fish populations uncovered by FIU scientists.

Earth Sciences Nov 30, 2023

Researchers profile pollutants present in an important river basin in São Paulo state, Brazil

The Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí (PCJ) River Basin comprises 76 municipalities in São Paulo state, Brazil, with more than 5.8 million inhabitants and a drainage area of more than 14,000 square kilometers. These three ...

Biochemistry Jul 5, 2023

Researchers take a step forward in turning chicken feathers into water filters

New University of Alberta research is fluttering closer to turning chicken feathers into an effective filter for water decontamination.

Agriculture Jun 27, 2023

Transforming chicken manure into nutrient-rich fertilizer for crops

An international collaboration between researchers from Brazil and the United States has identified a process for turning poultry waste into a soil additive for agriculture.

Environment May 29, 2023

Significant presence of cesium-rich microparticles in an abandoned school close to the Fukushima nuclear power plant

Work recently published in the journal Chemosphere has documented the presence of large amounts of highly radioactive, poorly soluble cesium rich micro-particles (CsMPs) in an abandoned school building close to the Fukushima ...

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