Chlorine, a disinfectant commonly used in most wastewater treatment plants, may be failing to completely eliminate pharmaceuticals from wastes. As a result, trace levels of these substances get discharged from the plants ...
Biochemistry
Mar 22, 2015
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It has long been known that, in the form of free ions, silver particles can be highly toxic to aquatic organisms. Yet to this day, there is a lack of detailed knowledge about the doses required to trigger a response and how ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 25, 2014
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Households in Europe and North America are flooding the oceans with plastic pollution simply by washing their clothes, scientists said Tuesday after research found the majority of microplastics in Arctic seawater were polyester ...
Environment
Jan 12, 2021
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Humans have known since ancient times that silver kills or stops the growth of many microorganisms. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, is said to have used silver preparations for treating ulcers and healing wounds. Until ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2018
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Freshwater ecosystems account for half of global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Rivers and streams, especially, are thought to emit a substantial amount of that methane, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2023
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A study conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has concluded that particles of glitter can hinder the growth of organisms at the base of aquatic ecosystems, such as cyanobacteria ...
Ecology
Aug 22, 2023
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At least 2 billion people worldwide routinely drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes.
Materials Science
May 18, 2023
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An innovative new way of treating dairy wastewater and whey could cut water and energy consumption dramatically, saving the food industry millions of euros.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 27, 2013
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A shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants.
Environment
Jul 21, 2020
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Today at the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference, Yang Liu, researcher at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, will discuss a new technique to trap and recover microplastics.
Ecology
Apr 28, 2021
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