As small as a grain of dust—but of great global significance. The word microplastics is familiar to many, but the dangers are virtually unexplored. In recent years, plastic pollution has become an ever-increasing burden ...
Environment
May 14, 2019
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Over the past few years I have become an academic expert in "sewage sludge" – the residual, semi-solid mix of excrement packed with microorganisms that is left behind within wastewater treatment plants. Every year the UK ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2019
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In the future, wastewater treatment plants can have a broader function by being converted into biorefineries.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 18, 2018
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It may seem off-putting to some, but human waste is full of nutrients that can be recycled into valuable products that could promote agricultural sustainability and better economic independence for some developing countries.
Environment
Aug 16, 2018
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Now in their third year of drought, Cape Town citizens narrowly avoided running out of water altogether this summer. The authorities threatened to shut off water altogether and refer residents to communal water taps if the ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2018
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In a first-of-its-kind demonstration, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have vitrified low-activity waste from underground storage tanks at Hanford, immobilizing the radioactive ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2018
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Every day, people all over the world unwittingly release a flood of data on what drugs they are taking and what illnesses they are battling, simply by going to the bathroom and flushing. And according to an article in Chemical ...
Environment
May 2, 2018
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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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A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better cleanup methods.
Materials Science
Feb 23, 2017
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A study suggests that pharmaceuticals are polluting our rivers more than pesticides.
Environment
Nov 16, 2016
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