A groundbreaking study has revealed that plants can efficiently remove toxic petrol fumes, including cancer-causing compounds such as benzene, from indoor air.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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Here's something else chess players need to keep in check: air pollution.
Environment
Jan 30, 2023
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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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In the past weeks, there have been dozens of scientific papers and thousands of news articles that focus on the links between this pandemic and air pollution. Dramatic work lockdowns and decreases in travel and in industry ...
Environment
May 12, 2020
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A study out of the University of Hyogo in Awaji, Japan, details the stress-reducing benefits to office workers that even a small plant situated within easy viewing can impart.
Biotechnology
Jan 3, 2020
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More than 3.8 million deaths worldwide each year are blamed on household air pollution, and scientists are turning to many strategies to try to clean the air in homes and business, including the use of everyday plants.
Engineering
Jun 26, 2019
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People in industrialized countries spend more than 80% of their lives indoors, increasingly in air-tight buildings. These structures require less energy for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, but can be hazardous ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2018
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Most Americans can charge their cell phones, raid the fridge or boot up their laptops at any time without a second thought.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 2, 2017
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Indoor air pollution is an important environmental threat to human health, leading to symptoms of "sick building syndrome." But researchers report that surrounding oneself with certain house plants could combat the potentially ...
Other
Aug 24, 2016
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Purdue University professors designed a robotic platform allowing indoor plants to search for light to sustain nourishment.
Robotics
Feb 11, 2015
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