UC Berkeley engineers have developed a mineral-coated sand that can soak up toxic metals like lead and cadmium from water. Along with its ability to destroy organic pollutants like bisphenol A, this material could help cities ...
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2019
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For too long, California and other states have viewed stormwater as either a threat or an inconvenience—something to be whisked away from cities and communities as quickly as possible.
Environment
Mar 4, 2024
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Driving is not just an air pollution and climate change problem—turns out, it just might be the largest contributor of microplastics in California coastal waters.
Environment
Oct 2, 2019
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More than half the world's population lives in metropolitan centers. The built environment of a city is very different from that of rural and natural areas. When it rains over a rural landscape, much of the rainwater sinks ...
Environment
May 12, 2015
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Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they swim in the stormwater runoff of urban roadways.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2018
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After a storm, millions of litres of water wash off our roofs and roads into stormwater drains. This causes large flows of stormwater into local waterways, damaging these ecosystems.
Environment
Nov 10, 2017
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Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America, including southern Ontario.
Environment
Aug 22, 2017
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Coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health all face impacts from climate change, and now valuable soils may also be affected.
Environment
Sep 11, 2019
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When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2013
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Constructed wetlands, built to treat wastewater and stormwater runoff, act as a barrier preventing the spread of microplastics through the environment, a Griffith-led study has found.
Environment
Sep 26, 2022
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