Tag: Pollution
Surge in nitrogen has turned sargassum into the world’s largest harmful...
Researchers from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and collaborators have discovered dramatic changes in the chemistry and composition of Sargassum due to anthropogenic emissions of...
Monitor finds source of polluted air in your home
A team of MSU College of Engineering researchers is developing new technology that not only warns of indoor air pollution, but also provides a...
Ocean Plastic Pollution worse than expected
The Ocean Cleanup concludes first-ever reconnaissance flight over ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans...
Cleaner air may be driving water quality in Chesapeake Bay
A new study suggests that improvements in air quality over the Potomac watershed, including the Washington, D.C., metro area, may be responsible for recent...
Metals from cigarette butts may pose potential threat to marine environment
Cigarette filters, which are made of cellulose acetate, may act like other plastics in providing a conduit to transport metals in marine environments, researchers...
For the first time, air pollution emerges as a leading risk...
The findings, from an analysis of global trends of risk factors for stroke between 1990-2013, also show that over 90% of the global burden...
Rainfall following drought linked to historic nitrate levels in Midwest streams...
A small stream flows through corn fields in northern Indiana. A new USGS report shows that drought periods followed by rainfall caused nitrate levels...
Lead pollution reveals the ancient history of Naples
The archaeological excavation site in the ancient port of Naples is opposite the town square and a few meters below the present sea level.Credit:...
Ecological method for cleaning oil from lakes
This is Danil Vorobiev, doctor of biological sciences and director of biological institute near the lake. Credit: TSU
The oil cleansing method was developed by TSU...
