Using poo to combat climate change
Human waste could be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.
Human waste could be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.
Environment
Sep 18, 2013
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In 2011, an engineering student came up with an idea to help people in the developing world deal with raw sewage. His goal was to use technology to help save lives by limiting people's exposure to the pathogens in human waste. ...
Engineering
Apr 2, 2015
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Acesulfame is a sweetener in sugar-free drinks and foods. As it cannot be metabolized in the human body, the sweetener ends up in wastewater after consumption and remains largely intact even in sewage treatment plants. A ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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Harmful bacteria on sewage-associated plastic waste washed up on beaches can survive long enough to pose a risk to human health, new research has found.
Environment
May 30, 2022
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Runoff from roads, lawns, farms and old septic tanks is polluting US waterways, driving harmful algae blooms.
Environment
Mar 31, 2022
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When carbon is emitted by human activities into the atmosphere it is generally thought that about half remains in the atmosphere and the remainder is stored in the oceans and on land. New research suggests that human activity ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pharmaceuticals have been found in freshwater ecosystems in rural areas of central Indiana, says a new study from Ball State University.
Environment
Oct 20, 2009
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When you flush the toilet, you probably don't think about the traces of the medicine and personal care products in your body that are winding up in sewage treatment plants, streams, rivers, lakes, bays and the ocean.
Environment
Mar 21, 2019
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My team has discovered another use for microwave ovens that will surprise you.
Environment
Jan 15, 2020
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Leilah Krounbi is working on a novel solution to soil nutrient deficiency problems plaguing Kenyan farmers: pyrolyzed poop.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 11, 2014
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