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pollution
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Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here’s how it could help head off future outbreaks
Sampling wastewater can be time-intensive. John Eisele/Colorado State University Susan De Long, Colorado State University and Carol Wilusz,…
May 17, 2022
Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea, new research suggests
The sticky biofilms that form on microplastics can harbor disease-causing pathogens and help them spread. Tunatura/iStock via Getty…
May 12, 2022
Why algae can be our next secret weapon to combat plastic pollution
Wahyu Putro A/Antara Dian Burhani, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Plastic pollution has become an alarming problem worldwide.…
May 4, 2022
Methane in the atmosphere is at an all-time high – here’s what it means for climate change
Sunrise over a bog in Eastern Europe. Adamikarl/Shutterstock Euan Nisbet, Royal Holloway University of London Methane recently reached…
March 6, 2022
Scientists Say We May Have Gone Past Earth’s “Safe Boundary” For Chemical Pollutants
According to the World Health Organization, some 4.2 million individuals die every year due to exposure to some…
February 10, 2022