Increasing organic runoff as a result of climate change may be reducing the penetration of pathogen-killing ultraviolet (UV) sunlight in inland lakes, rivers, and coastal waters, according to a new study in the journal Scientific ...
Environment
Nov 1, 2017
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A 2015 U.S. federal law banning tiny plastic beads in some exfoliating products left many sources of microplastics unaddressed. Today, microplastics—bits of plastic under 5 millimeters in size—in cosmetics, cleaning products ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2017
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Humans have so profoundly altered the Earth that, some scientists argue, our current geologic epoch requires a new name: the Anthropocene. But defining the precise start of the era is tricky. Would it begin with the spread ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 25, 2017
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When it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science gets right to the guts—and the shell—of the matter.
Environment
Oct 17, 2017
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Surprisingly low concentrations of toxic chemical products in rivers including fungicides to antidepressants can change the swimming and feeding behaviours of some animals, according to a new research study led by experts ...
Environment
Oct 16, 2017
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A foul smell and safety concerns can leave many residents turning their nose at the idea of a wastewater treatment plant in their neighbourhood.
Environment
Oct 10, 2017
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Just in time for Halloween, a new study reveals that pumpkin-colored zombies may be running rampant through your local salt marsh.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2017
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A 250m-long, 130 tonne, "fatberg" was recently discovered clogging up the sewers below Whitechapel in east London. Fatbergs are made up of solidified fat and oils combined with wet wipes, nappies and sanitary products that ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2017
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Atrazine, widely used as a weedkiller, is known to have harmful effects on aquatic wildlife and presents a risk to human health by altering the action of certain hormones. In a study published recently in Water Research, ...
Materials Science
Sep 19, 2017
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They produce winds strong enough to swallow whole islands in their maw. They whip up waves that re-shape cityscapes. And they bring rains and floods, devastating and seemingly relentless.
Environment
Sep 15, 2017
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