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Understanding the formation of chemical byproducts during water treatment
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
Because these chemicals are out-of-sight, out-of-mind, we assume they cannot harm us after we flush them down the sink. However, most water treatment infrastruc...
BHP, Vale agree to settle one Samarco suit, second delayed
Jun 26, 2018 (AFP)
The companies also established a framework to progress a second 155 billion real claim brought by federal prosecutors in the next two years, Australia's BHP sai...
Last straw for McDonald's, Burger King in Mumbai plastic ban
Jun 26, 2018 (AFP)
The rules, in force since Saturday, prohibit the use of disposable plastic items such as bags, cutlery, cups and bottles under a certain size. Businesses and re...
Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways
Jun 26, 2018 (SPX)
But when combined with nutrient runoff from fertilized cropland and manure-filled pastures, these "nanopesticides" could also mean more toxic algae outbreaks fo...
Environment the loser in Gabon capital's rush for growth
Jun 22, 2018 (AFP)
"Here the mangrove trees have been completely razed, you can even see the marks left by the bulldozer," said Mounganga, an expert from Gabon's National Agency f...
Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics
Jun 18, 2018 (SPX)
Scientists from the University of Leeds measured microplastics concentrations up and downstream of six wastewater treatment plants and found that all of the pla...
Japan passes anti-plastic law but with no sanctions for polluters
Jun 15, 2018 (AFP)
The measure, which received unanimous approval in the upper house, seeks to encourage businesses to reduce their use of microplastics, including microbeads -- t...
Delhi reels as summer haze catches Indian capital off guard
Jun 14, 2018 (AFP)
Doctors warned the grit carried by hot summer winds posed serious health risks to the city of 20 million and there was little to do "but pray for rain". Smog sp...
EU Parliament to phase out plastic water bottles
Jun 12, 2018 (AFP)
The European Parliament bureau headed by Antonio Tajani and 14 vice presidents adopted a measure late Monday to phase out the plastic bottles and build a networ...
Mediterranean could become a 'sea of plastic': WWF
Jun 07, 2018 (AFP)
The WWF said the Mediterranean had record levels of "micro-plastics," the tiny pieces of plastic less than five millimetres (0.2 inches) in size which can be fo...
Macron's environmental record under fire as critics tally 'retreats'
Jun 07, 2018 (AFP)
The star, France's best-known environmentalist as the face of the Ushuaia TV programme, had hesitated about joining the ministerial team, having refused similar...
Cleaning up the 'sacred lake': locals tackle Titicaca pollution
Jun 05, 2018 (AFP)
The women -- with their long black braids, traditional red bell-shaped skirts, thick woollen jackets and felt bowler hats -- hope to set an example for other lo...
Bad air day: Indian city chokes on world's worst pollution
Jun 05, 2018 (AFP)
It was all he had to ward off the pollution blamed for filling Kanpur's hospital beds with growing numbers of chronic lung and cancer cases. "It is the same sto...
Plastic wasteland: Asia's ocean pollution crisis
Jun 05, 2018 (AFP)
About eight million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into the world's oceans every year, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic being tipped into the ...
Recycling plastic -- Japan style
Jun 05, 2018 (AFP)
Some 10 tonnes of recyclable plastics are brought in every day to be processed at the Ichikawa Kankyo Engineering centre, where workers hover over conveyor belt...
Delhi slum drowning in plastic as Environment Day focuses on India
Jun 04, 2018 (AFP)
The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other detritus have gushed out of a drain that ends in the shanty, leaving stinking sewer water clogging the roads....
Earliest European evidence of lead pollution uncovered in the Balkans
Jun 04, 2018 (SPX)
The study provides a new perspective on both the timing and extent of metallurgy - the technique of extracting metal from ores prior to heating or working with ...
Recycled electrical products lead to hazardous chemicals appearing in everyday items
May 31, 2018 (SPX)
The substances are among those applied to devices, such as laptops and music systems, as flame retardants and pigments but remain within the products when they ...
Kicking the car(bon) habit better for air pollution than technology revolution
May 31, 2018 (SPX)
Published in Energy Efficiency, the study uses Scotland as an example and suggests that, radical lifestyle change can show quicker results than the gradual tran...
Quake helps clear the blackened air over Nepal's brick kilns
May 30, 2018 (AFP)
But in one corner of the region, the need to rebuild after Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake has presented an unexpected opportunity. While much work remains ...
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