More than half a million Americans exposed to toxic air pollution face cancer risks above EPA guidelines
Neighbors used to barely notice the drab, low-slung industrial building across the river from downtown.
Neighbors used to barely notice the drab, low-slung industrial building across the river from downtown.
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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It is known that an electron hole moves through double helical DNA and induces oxidative damage at guanine sites. To date, this process has only been investigated in aqueous dilute solutions.
Materials Science
Apr 9, 2018
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Hollow carbon nanoparticles are strong, conduct electricity well and have a remarkably large surface area. They show promise in applications such as water filtration, hydrogen storage and battery electrodes—but commercial ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 9, 2013
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A nanotech material containing an extract from liquorice can be used to sterilize and protect medical devices and implants which include biological components, and protects these functional bio-components during the sterilization ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 8, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon capture has long been identified as a critical technology needed to prevent global warming, but efficient and economical ways to do it have been hard to find.
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2011
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During the manufacturing process, many medical devices or equipment for use on humans must be sterilized according to recognized standards. This includes gowns, surgical drapes, syringes and implantable medical devices. In ...
General Physics
Mar 4, 2024
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In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2023
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Shuttered windows are a permanent fixture in Salinas, an industrial town on Puerto Rico's southeast coast that is considered one of the U.S. territory's most contaminated regions.
Environment
Jan 29, 2023
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Direct photocatalytic coupling of methanol to ethylene glycol (EG) is highly attractive. The first metal oxide photocatalyst, a tantalum-based semiconductor, is reported for preferential activation of C-H bonds within methanol ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2021
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