Delicate Treats: Why Pumpkins Accumulate Pollutants
Pumpkins, squash, zucchini and their relatives accumulate soil pollutants in their edible parts. A team from Kobe University has now ...
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Vibrio Natriegens Strain has increased the biotagement of complex pollutants in difficult environments
A multi-institutional collaboration of research centers in synthetic biology in China has developed a genetically modified strain of vibrio natriagens ...
Microplastics still slip into wastewater treatment factories, transporting pollutants and threatening long -term health
Despite the progress of wastewater treatment, tiny plastic particles called microplastics still slide, posing potential health and environmental risks, according ...
Metals in the body from pollutants associated with the progression of harmful plaque buildup in the arteries
Exposure to metals from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable ...
Organic phosphate isotope method offers new way to track pollutants in the environment
Plants need phosphorus, an essential nutrient, to grow. This nutrient is found in fertilizers and applied to crops to increase ...
Industrial pollutants discovered for the first time in Mediterranean corals
Pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels have been discovered in corals for the first time, giving scientists a potential ...
Permeable pavements could reduce tire pollutants that kill salmon
The porous structure of permeable sidewalks may help protect coho salmon by preventing tire wear particles and associated contaminants from ...
New material opens possibility of converting water pollutants into hydrogen gas
WPI researchers have developed a material to remove urea from water and potentially convert it into hydrogen gas. By constructing ...
Monsanto ordered to pay $857 million for exposure to PCB pollutants
The Monsanto group, a subsidiary of the German giant Bayer, was ordered on Monday in the United States to pay ...
Air pollutants commonly found indoors could impact creativity, scientists say
Office air quality can affect our level of creativity at work, scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have ...
