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Understanding computational fluid dynamics can inform more effective design of drug delivery devices

Increased air pollution in recent years has not only contributed to deteriorating environmental conditions in cities across the globe.

12 Aug 2021

UW researchers identify a link between air pollution and dementia

Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region -; one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and another on risk factors for dementia that began in 1994 -; University of Washington researchers identified a link between air pollution and dementia.

10 Aug 2021

UKRI invests in research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for marine economy

Six new research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for the marine environment and those whose livelihoods depend on it were announced today.

26 Jul 2021

Enzymatic PET recycling has sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits

Researchers in the BOTTLE Consortium, including from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Portsmouth, have identified using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a common plastic in single-use beverage bottles, clothing, and food packaging that are becoming increasingly relevant in addressing the environmental challenge of plastic pollution.

21 Jul 2021

Wetlands constructed along waterways is most effective for reducing agricultural runoff

Implementing large-scale wetlands in the areas surrounding agricultural systems could limit agricultural runoff in key waterways.

5 Jul 2021

New method turns biodegradable plastics into foam to prevent pollution

Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment. But because they are specifically made to degrade quickly, they cannot be recycled.

30 Jun 2021

A new system of organic farming could stabilize food security for future populations

Study shows that self-sustaining systems integrating diverse organic farming practices and human dietary composition could solve the issue of food security.

21 Jun 2021

Diesel-polluted soil can be remediated using soil bacteria

Diesel-polluted soil from now defunct military outposts in Greenland can be remediated using naturally occurring soil bacteria according to an extensive five-year experiment in Mestersvig, East Greenland, to which the University of Copenhagen has contributed.

17 Jun 2021

How to stop the alarming decline in nature's genetic diversity

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Sean Hoban and Colin Khoury about the decline in natures genetic diversity and how we can work to protect it.

15 Jun 2021

Microbes help convert plastic trash into vanilla flavor

Scientists have developed a novel solution to the growing problem of plastic pollution by using microbes to convert plastic waste into a vanilla flavor. According to a new study, the ubiquitous bacterium E. coli may be used as a sustainable technique to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin.

11 Jun 2021

Study reveals relationships among wildfires, aerosols. and climate patterns in and around the Arctic

Scientists have uncovered a summertime climate pattern in and around the Arctic that could drive co-occurrences of European heatwaves and large-scale wildfires with air pollution over Siberia and subpolar North America.

2 Jun 2021

Genetic differences within microalgal symbionts relate to the coral species they inhabit

The microscopic algae that live inside and provide nutrients to their reef-building coral hosts may be evolving in tandem with the corals they inhabit, so each partner is fine-tuned to meet one another's needs.

From Penn State University 1 Jun 2021

Countries around Baltic sea violate the agreement of minimizing marine pollution

The countries around the Baltic Sea do not respect their binding international agreement to reduce agricultural pollution of the marine environment. Despite farming activities being the single most important source of nutrient pollution to the Baltic Sea.

1 Jun 2021

Climate change makes future outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK

Climate change will make outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK within the next 20-30 years, scientists say. West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes and has no vaccine. Most people have no symptoms, but it can cause serious neurological disease.

1 Jun 2021

Researchers develop a new way for pollution remediation

Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen. Meanwhile, farmers worldwide are coming to terms with a dwindling reserve of phosphate fertilizers that feed half the world's food supply.

1 Jun 2021

Combinations of two herbicides have less environmental impact when formulated in laboratories

A research group at the University of Córdoba evaluated the commercial mixture formulated in a laboratory and the tank-based mixture of two herbicides to determine which method is more effective in terms of weed control and environmental impact.

31 May 2021

Keeping more nitrogen in soil can minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture

Modern-day agriculture faces two major dilemmas: how to produce enough food to feed the growing human population and how to minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture. Keeping more nitrogen in soil as ammonium may be one key way to address both challenges, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

28 May 2021

Researchers discover dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum

For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, have grown in low nutrient waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, supported by natural nutrient sources like excretions from fishes and invertebrates, upwelling and nitrogen fixation.

24 May 2021

New iron-nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst could reduce harmful air pollutants

Our reliance on fossil fuels as a primary energy source has pushed air pollution to an all-time high, resulting in several environmental and health concerns. Among the major pollutants, nitrogen oxide (NOx) accumulation can cause severe respiratory diseases and imbalance in the Earth's nitrogen cycle. Reducing NOx accumulation is, therefore, an issue of utmost importance.

21 May 2021

Carbon farming can help increase crop yields, reduce emissions

Scientists, governments and corporations worldwide are racing against the clock to fight climate change, and part of the solution might be in our soil. By adding carbon from the atmosphere to depleted soil, farmers can both increase their yields and reduce emissions.

20 May 2021

Pollution News and Research

Understanding computational fluid dynamics can inform more effective design of drug delivery devices

UW researchers identify a link between air pollution and dementia

UKRI invests in research projects that aim to build a sustainable future for marine economy

Enzymatic PET recycling has sizeable energy and carbon-saving benefits

Wetlands constructed along waterways is most effective for reducing agricultural runoff

New method turns biodegradable plastics into foam to prevent pollution

A new system of organic farming could stabilize food security for future populations

Diesel-polluted soil can be remediated using soil bacteria

How to stop the alarming decline in nature's genetic diversity

Microbes help convert plastic trash into vanilla flavor

Study reveals relationships among wildfires, aerosols. and climate patterns in and around the Arctic

Genetic differences within microalgal symbionts relate to the coral species they inhabit

Countries around Baltic sea violate the agreement of minimizing marine pollution

Climate change makes future outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK

Researchers develop a new way for pollution remediation

Combinations of two herbicides have less environmental impact when formulated in laboratories

Keeping more nitrogen in soil can minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture

Researchers discover dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum

New iron-nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst could reduce harmful air pollutants

Carbon farming can help increase crop yields, reduce emissions

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