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Researchers Push for Better Policies Around Toxic Chemicals

July 15, 2019

Over 40 years of regulations in the United States have failed to protect human and environmental health from toxic chemicals,...

Mixing Skin Oil and Ozone Can Produce a Personal Pollution Cloud

July 1, 2019

Researchers show that a range of volatile and semi-volatile gases and substances are produced when ozone reacts with skin oil...

New Unprinting Method Can Help Recycle Paper and Curb Environmental Costs

June 27, 2019

Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon light

Nitrate Pollution of US Tap Water Could Cause 12,500 Cancer Cases Each Year

June 11, 2019

Peer-reviewed study analyzes the health and economic impacts of widespread chemical contamination from agriculture

Industrial Methane Emissions Are 100 Times Higher Than Reported

June 7, 2019

The use of natural gas has grown in recent years, bolstered by improved efficiency in shale gas extraction and the perception...

'Sound' Solutions to Low Frequency Noise

May 29, 2019

Low frequency noise is known to trigger negative physiological reactions, such as changes to blood pressure, vertigo, and bre...

When Biodegradable Plastic Isn't

May 16, 2019

Researchers have compared the degradation of different plastic bags in three natural environments over a three-year period...

Researchers Tap Rare Pristine Air to Reveal Pollution's Impact

April 3, 2019

The findings illustrate how pollution from cars, power plants, and other sources combines with natural emissions from trees i...

Fossil Fuel Combustion Is Main Contributor to Black Carbon around Arctic

February 21, 2019

The five-year study to uncover sources of black carbon was done at five remote sites around the Arctic

How Dangerous is Microplastic?

January 11, 2019

According to current definitions, microplastic is any piece of plastic measuring five millimeters in size down to one microme...

Marine Debris Study Counts Trash from Texas to Florida

December 31, 2018

From February 2015 to August of 2017, researchers kept tabs on marine debris that washed up on the shoreline at 12 different ...

New Ammonia Emission Sources Detected from Space

December 6, 2018

Researchers have prepared the first global map of the distribution of atmospheric ammonia (NH3)

What's in the Air? There's More to It Than We Thought

November 5, 2018

Using high-powered equipment to analyze air samples, researchers were able to get a detailed look at the molecular makeup of ...

Monitoring Air Pollution After Hurricane Maria

November 1, 2018

Researchers have shown that low-cost sensors that run on solar energy can be used to monitor air pollution after a disaster...

Fracking Wastewater Accumulation Found in Freshwater Mussels' Shells

October 23, 2018

Freshwater mussels can be used as chemical recorders of fracking pollutants in waterways

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Wednesday July 24, 2019

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Thursday July 25, 2019

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Tuesday August 6, 2019

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Thursday August 22, 2019

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Thursday June 27, 2019

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Wednesday June 26, 2019

Tools to Accelerate Cancer Research

Thursday June 13, 2019

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Thursday May 9, 2019

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Thursday April 25, 2019

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