The new method can destroy both PFOA and PFOS, two of the most common forever chemicals. University of Washington researchers have developed a reactor that…
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According to new research, environmental chemicals increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Using multiple research platforms, including a machine learning approach, researchers have identified…
A visible layer of air pollution stretches out across the sea. Photograph taken from the research vessel during the AQABA campaign. Credit: © 2022 AQABA…
Balanced consumption of protein could improve water quality. Protein consumption increases nitrogen pollution in US waters. According to research from the University of California, Davis,…
A freshwater lake in Norway, one of 29 European lakes that were part of the study. Credit: Samuel Woodman Scientists discovered that some naturally-occurring lake…
Recent research reveals that environmental variables like air pollution, along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, are highly predictive of people’s odds of dying.…
According to the scientists, pharmaceutical contamination endangers a huge portion of the world’s rivers. How pharmaceutical ingredients are affecting the world’s rivers Pharmaceutical chemicals in…
A team of over 80 experts collaborated to evaluate the impacts of climate change. Climate change poses a significant danger to people’s health, yet solutions…
The research showed that people exposed to more common air pollutants were at elevated risk of being admitted to the ICU. A new study finds…
In this image, A control group of yeast cells (top row) is compared to yeast cells after they have accumulated lead from contaminated water (bottom…
Artist’s concept of the material. The actual material is full of holes and slightly resembles Swiss cheese. The holes allow it to attract benzene molecules,…
Scientists have discovered that rocket engine exhaust pollution can significantly increase the concentration of pollutants in the mesosphere for an extended period of time. By…
A new study by University of Delaware researchers discovered that eating more apiaceous vegetables could help mitigate the effects of air pollution. Toxins from cigarette…
Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic that are less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length. Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than…
New research suggests that more than 50,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year by eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United…
A. piece of microplastic fiber is shown under a microscope with biofilm (fuzzy blue) and T. gondii (blue dot) and giardia (green dot) pathogens. Credit:…
Inhaled fine particulate matter (shown here in red) pulls strings of collagen to disturb the immune defense in mice with lung cancer cells. This activity…
According to recent research, larger and more intense wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are changing the seasonal rhythm of air pollution and triggering an increase…
Sampling Arctic sea ice. Credit: Alfred Wegener Institute / M. Tekman A new AWI-led study shows: there is now a concerning degree of plastic pollution…
Female rhesus macaque monkeys and infants at the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis. Studies on animals conceived during poor air quality due…