We are seeing deadly heat and fires circle the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns we are fast running out of time to secure a liveable and sustainable future. Without emergency action to stop mining ...
Environment
Sep 4, 2023
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Polyamides are present in many different products, such as ropes for mountaineering, parachutes of nylon, and materials for 3D printing. Dicarboxylic acids are used as chemical building blocks for these polyamides. However, ...
Polymers
Aug 28, 2023
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Like every industry, modern farming relies heavily on plastics. Think plastic mulch lining vegetable beds, PVC pipes draining water from fields, polyethylene covering high tunnels, and plastic seed, fertilizer, and herbicide ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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Ferromanganese nodule-bearing deep-sea sediments harbor unique conditions characterized by high iron concentration and low degradable nutrient levels, which pose challenges to the survival and growth of most microorganisms.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2023
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As more of the nation has adopted legal marijuana, a glut of products containing the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC, as well as other cannabinoids that can be derived from THC or the plant itself, has emerged in ...
Biochemistry
Aug 14, 2023
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Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soils.
Environment
Aug 14, 2023
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There is a global water crisis, and it is not only about the dwindling supply of clean water. Contaminated drinking water exposes hundreds of millions of people worldwide to toxins, such as bacteria, heavy metals, pesticides ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 10, 2023
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In the 1980s, the Elbe estuary had largely lost its function as an estuarine filter due to heavy metal pollution. After decades, the estuary was able to recover from this, as a team led by doctoral student Louise Rewrie from ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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The so-called superconducting (SC) diode effect has recently attracted significant attention within the physics research community, due to its potential value for developing new technologies. This effect provides a key example ...
The impact of air pollution on insect health and reproduction is greater than previously understood and could be contributing to global declines in insect populations, including in remote wilderness areas, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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