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First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates

Mar 16, 2020 (SPX)

In the smog chamber at PSI, they analysed chemical compounds directly in aerosols and observed how molecules dissociated and thus released, for example, gaseous...

Oman to ban single-use plastic bags from next year

Mar 15, 2020 (AFP)

Located in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, Oman stands out among its Gulf neighbours for its exceptional natural mountainous landscapes and rich marine life...

To sea turtles, stinky plastic smells like food

Mar 09, 2020 (UPI)

"We found that loggerhead sea turtles respond to odors from biofouled plastics in the same way they respond to food odorants, suggesting that turtles may be att...

Plastic found in amphipods in Earth's deepest ocean trench

Mar 06, 2020 (UPI)

Amphipods, sometimes called hoppers, are tiny shrimp-like crustaceans. Though they are found in all aquatic environs, the majority of the roughly 9,900 known sp...

Air pollution 'pandemic' shortens lives by 3 years: study

Mar 03, 2020 (AFP)

Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal would restore a full year of life expectancy, they...

In Dakar, volunteers clean beach littered with medical waste

Feb 29, 2020 (AFP)

The city beach, named Cap-Manuel, is bordered by turquoise waters on one side and construction sites on the other. It's a hit with locals, and children often us...

Banned! New York sends plastic bags packing

Feb 29, 2020 (AFP)

New Yorkers like to see themselves at the forefront of efforts to save the environment but are used to receiving groceries in free plastic bags, often doubled u...

'Plastic police': Qatar market promotes sustainability

Feb 26, 2020 (AFP)

At the Torba Farmers' Market in northwest Doha, shoppers are encouraged to shun plastic bottles, cups, cutlery and plates in favour of reusables. "People didn't...

Swiss village faces 10-year evacuation over arms dump

Feb 26, 2020 (AFP)

The former underground depot at Mitholz, which contains 3,500 tons of weaponry, has partially caved in and many of the explosives are now covered by fallen rock...

Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study

Feb 25, 2020 (AFP)

Taking population into account, Bangladesh emerged as the country with the worst so-called PM2.5 pollution, followed by Pakistan, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Indi...

Toxic mineral selenium to blame for spinal deformities in California Delta fish

Feb 24, 2020 (UPI)

In 2011, biologists collected hundreds of minnows, juvenile forms of the Sacramento splittail, from the California Delta. Of the approximately 1,000 specimens s...

Smog veils Central Asia cities as smoky stoves choke locals

Feb 18, 2020 (AFP)

But now a heavy cloud of dark smog often blots out the view as air pollution regularly soars to levels comparable to those in New Delhi and Lahore, even though ...

Air pollution costs $2.9 trillion a year: NGO

Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)

The report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia is the first to assess the global cost of air pollution spe...

Global cost of air pollution $2.9 trillion a year: NGO report

Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)

The findings from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia are the first to assess the global cost of air pollution ...

Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste

Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)

The growing global crisis of plastics waste is often framed as a problem stemming from careless consumers, but a new bill introduced in the US Congress Tuesday ...

Mark Ruffalo urges EU 'heroism' in chemical pollution fight

Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)

In it, Ruffalo plays the lawyer Robert Bilott, who waged a long legal battle against chemical giant DuPont in a class action suit brought by some 70,000 people ...

Multiple eco-crises could trigger 'systemic collapse': scientists

Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)

Climate change, extreme weather events from hurricanes to heatwaves, the decline of life-sustaining ecosystems, food security and dwindling stores of fresh wate...

UD study maps areas of high Microplastic concentrations in the Delaware Bay

Feb 04, 2020 (SPX)

Estuarine and coastal environments play a crucial role as a buffer between land, freshwater environments and the open ocean where plastic debris accumulates. De...

'Open bar' for rats as Paris pension strikes hit waste collection

Feb 03, 2020 (AFP)

Sidewalks in several parts of Paris have become obstacle courses of overflowing wheelie bins after 10 days of blockades at the city's incineration plants. Six o...

How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea

Feb 01, 2020 (AFP)

The world has woken up over the last year to the scourge of single-use plastics, from bottles and straws to ear swabs and throw-away bags, resulting in legislat...