Scientists have outlined the urgent actions needed to protect Scotland's lochs from the impacts of climate change, estimating that harmful algal blooms cost the national economy at least £16.5 million a year.
Environment
Mar 20, 2024
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Chemicals—from antibiotics used to keep livestock healthy to pesticides that shield crops from insects and other pests—play an important role in modern agriculture. However, many of these substances accumulate in cow ...
Biotechnology
Dec 7, 2023
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If there's one thing that can be agreed upon when it comes to protecting Colorado's environment, it's that the state must act to clean its air. But there are widespread ideas on how to do that.
Environment
Apr 21, 2023
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The University of Cordoba has developed a biodegradable material, made with nanocellulose and photocatalytic particles, for the efficient decontamination of urban air.
Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2023
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When Janet Schaaf-Gunter peered through the window at San Pedro Bay last year, she saw so many cargo ships it looked as if Southern California was on the brink of an invasion.
Environment
Oct 18, 2022
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For the second year running, US scientists observed record increases in the atmospheric concentration of the potent greenhouse gas methane, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday.
Environment
Apr 7, 2022
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On a field ringed by rolling green hills in Iceland, fans attached to metal structures that look like an industrial-sized Lego project are spinning. Their mission is to scrub the atmosphere by sucking carbon dioxide from ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2021
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Mercury released into the atmosphere by industry enters the sea and from there makes its way into the food chain. Now, an analysis by the University of Basel has revealed how the harmful substance enters seawater in the first ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2021
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A new paper in the May issue of Nature Communications demonstrates why keeping local lakes and other waterbodies clean produces cost-effective benefits locally and globally.
Environment
May 11, 2021
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Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is the most likely primary source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, found in the majority of streambed sediments of Great Lakes tributaries, according to a study ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2020
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