Fungi show promise against microplastics in water
A new study identifies a potential way to remove microplastics from water: fungal pelletization.
Park soil can hold lead from past burned garbage
Municipal waste incinerators’ legacy of contamination could live on in urban soils, finds a study on lead in city parks.
Global air pollution is a major health risk
New data from the Air Quality Life Index shows how much of a threat to human health air pollution poses around the world.
Mesh traps and purifies water from fog
A specially coated metal mesh can harvest water from fog and remove pollutants at the same time, report researchers.
Method turns plastic waste into material for detergents
A new method could take plastic waste and turn it into useful raw materials for creating detergents.
Method turns plastic waste into material for detergents
A new method could take plastic waste and turn it into useful raw materials for creating detergents.
Microplastics found in lungs of whales and dolphins
The presence of microplastics in ocean animals suggests that they can travel out of the digestive tract and lodge in the tissues.
Microplastics found in lungs of whales and dolphins
The presence of microplastics in ocean animals suggests that they can travel out of the digestive tract and lodge in the tissues.
Heating method may get PFAS off wastewater filters
The Joule heating effect offers a way to break down PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” on wastewater treatment filters.
PFAS found in pet horses and dogs in North Carolina
Researchers have detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses, even in dogs that only drank bottled water.