Search results for metal air pollution

Environment Nov 10, 2022

Burning waste must end: African leaders look to recycling for better health and value

When African environment ministers met in Senegal in mid-September, they made one of the most important decisions in the history of waste management in Africa.

Environment Nov 1, 2022

Racially segregated communities more vulnerable to toxic-metal air pollution, study finds

For many decades, it's been known that communities of color are exposed to more air pollution than their predominantly white counterparts.

Nanomaterials Oct 31, 2022

The answer is in the sheets: 2D nanosheets as anodes in Li-ion batteries

As the electric vehicle (EV) industry is advancing, so are the efforts in the research and development of superior lithium (Li)-ion batteries to power these vehicles. Exploring and expanding rapid charge-discharge technology ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 25, 2022

Integration on a chip: Miniaturized infrared detectors

Miniaturization of infrared spectrometers will lead to their wider use in consumer electronics, such as smartphones enabling food control, the detection of hazardous chemicals, air pollution monitoring and wearable electronics. ...

Environment Oct 24, 2022

Better ventilation could be key for London Underground to manage air quality, finds new study

A lack of fresh air was found in a deep London Underground station, and air pollution is at its worst during the evening rush hour, according to a new study.

Environment Oct 21, 2022

Advanced recycling: Plastic crisis solution or distraction?

The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet's oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically.

Ecology Oct 19, 2022

With community at its core, Seattle moss study prompts improvements in two Duwamish Valley neighborhoods

A community science case study mapped heavy metals in moss in two industrial-adjacent neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, with a history of poor air quality, health outcomes, and racial inequities—yielding findings that ...

Materials Science Oct 19, 2022

Developing an eco-friendly ammonia catalyst

A DGIST research team led by Professor Sangaraju Shanmugam, Department of Energy Engineering, developed a catalyst that converts nitric oxide (NO) to ammonia (NH3). This electrochemical technology offers high Faradaic efficiency ...

Environment Oct 18, 2022

WWII shipwreck has leaked many pollutants into the sea, changing the ocean floor around it

Researchers have discovered that an 80-year-old historic World War II shipwreck is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it rests. In Frontiers in Marine Science, they show how the wreck ...

Environment Oct 7, 2022

EPA could get tough on leaded fuel in airplanes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a major step to curb the largest remaining source of airborne lead pollution.

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