Methanol is a potential feedstock for biomanufacturing since it's easily obtained in an environmentally friendly manner. But it is still challenging to construct a microbial cell factory for methanol-based bioproduction due ...
Biochemistry
Apr 27, 2023
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Cancer-causing chlorinated paraffins are still used in a wide range of everyday products sold in North America, despite their known health harm and being banned in Canada for a decade, according to a new study in Environmental ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 11, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are adding to their list of consumer products that contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a toxic class of fluorine compounds known as "forever chemicals."
Environment
Mar 8, 2023
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Wastewater can provide clues about a community's infectious disease status, and even its prescription and illicit drug use. But looking at sewage also provides information on persistent and potentially harmful compounds, ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2023
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From regulators to researchers and most industries in between, all eyes are on PFAS. PFAS, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of highly fluorinated human-made compounds that have been used for decades in everything ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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Researchers supported by the American Cleaning Institute have released recommendations concerning the detection and quantification of 1,4-dioxane in commercially available products, including household cleaners, personal ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 2, 2022
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Australian consumers are rejecting the throwaway culture, instead snapping up sustainable options, according to new research from Monash University.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2022
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Smooth, foamy, water-proof. These characteristics are extremely desirable in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use ingredients that contain fluorine—including potentially harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...
Biochemistry
Oct 19, 2022
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Water quality is still "unacceptably poor" in many British rivers, research involving academics at York has shown.
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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Despite its functionality, plastic could be posing a threat not only to the environment but to human health.
Environment
Jun 28, 2022
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