Biodegradable medical gowns may add to greenhouse gas
The use of disposable plasticized medical gowns—both conventional and biodegradable—has surged since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Landfills now brim with them.
The use of disposable plasticized medical gowns—both conventional and biodegradable—has surged since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Landfills now brim with them.
Environment
Dec 16, 2022
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The interaction of elemental iron with the vast stores of carbon locked away in Arctic soils is key to how greenhouse gases are emitted during thawing and should be included in models used to predict Earth's climate, Oak ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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A team of researchers led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has discovered the mechanisms behind a very effective catalyst for methane dry reforming, a chemical reaction ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 13, 2022
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US researchers have finally surpassed an important milestone for nuclear fusion technology: getting more energy out than was put in.
Plasma Physics
Dec 13, 2022
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The EU's ambitious Paris Agreement climate targets will not be met with the current fiscal policies in place, a new study—proposing a new 'green pact'—has calculated.
Environment
Dec 12, 2022
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When plants are healthy, they emit red light that is nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, but with a new instrument developed at York University, it's now possible to measure that light whether in a lab or out in ...
Biotechnology
Dec 9, 2022
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NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated.
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2022
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They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new UniSA research, mangroves are also avid coastal protectors, capable of surviving in heavy metal contaminated environments.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2022
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The dangerous impacts of aerosol changes on vulnerable regions should have been a priority at COP27 after climate policymakers agreed a breakthrough deal to support these parts of the world, scientists have claimed.
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2022
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First, the bad news: Nothing is free. Moving the world energy system away from fossil fuels and into renewable sources will generate carbon emissions by itself, as construction of wind turbines, solar panels and other new ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2022
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