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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

US Air Pollution Deaths Nearly Halved between 1990 and 2010

October 22, 2018

Improvements in air quality and public health in the US coincided with increased federal air quality regulations

Moss Rapidly Detects, Tracks Air Pollutants in Real Time

October 18, 2018

Plants have evolved the ability to sense light, touch, gravity, and chemicals in the air and soil

Improved Air-Quality Sensors and Collaborations Could Save Lives

October 12, 2018

Even very low concentrations of air pollutants have been shown to have serious health effects

PCB Pollution Threatens to Wipe Out Killer Whales

September 28, 2018

More than 40 years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly thr...

Trees Reveal the Evolution of Environmental Pollution

September 14, 2018

Chemical analysis of tipuana tree rings and bark shows falling levels of heavy metal pollution in the air of São Paulo...

Analyzing Roadside Dust to Identify Potential Health Concerns

September 10, 2018

Findings from studies of traffic-related abrasion particles point to tires, brake pads, and road materials as significant sou...

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Thursday June 13, 2019

Airflow and Ventilation

Wednesday June 26, 2019

Instruments for Elemental Analysis

Thursday June 27, 2019

Microplate Technology and Automation

Thursday May 9, 2019

Innovations in Mass Spectrometry

Thursday April 25, 2019

Tools for the Cannabis Testing Lab

Thursday April 11, 2019

Bridging the Gap Between Operational Efficiency and Occupant Experience for the Intelligent Lab Infrastructures of Tomorrow

Thursday March 21, 2019

Plan for Success: Choosing and Integrating a LIMS

Wednesday March 20, 2019

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