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Global models offer new insights into Great Lakes mercury pollution
Jan 23, 2018 (UPI)
To help fish-eaters better estimate their risk of exposure, researchers at Michigan Technological University have developed a model designed to measure the impa...
Southwest Iran suffocates under dust cloud
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
Images published by the semi-official news agency ISNA showed visibility reduced to just a few metres (yards), with the sun hidden behind a blanket of dense ora...
Temporary 'bathtub drains' in the ocean concentrate flotsam
Jan 23, 2018 (SPX)
The experiment conducted in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill placed hundreds of drifting sensors to observe how material move...
Hong Kong engulfed in smog as fears grow over air
Jan 22, 2018 (AFP)
The winter months regularly bring worse air quality to Hong Kong and other parts of the region due to wind direction and weather conditions. But as acrid air sh...
High-pressure air injections could aid contaminated soil cleanups
Jan 22, 2018 (UPI)
After shooting pressurized air into cells packed with sand and saturated water, scientists used advanced imaging technology to trace the intricate shapes create...
China's waste import ban upends global recycling industry
Jan 21, 2018 (AFP)
The decision was announced in July and came into force on January 1, giving companies from Europe to the United States barely six months to look for other optio...
Microwaves could be as bad for the environment as cars suggests new research
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
Researchers at the University have carried out the first ever comprehensive study of the environmental impacts of microwaves, considering their whole life cycle...
Coca-Cola sets 100% recycling goal for 2030
Jan 19, 2018 (AFP)
The Georgia-based company, which markets more than 500 brands of sodas, juices, water and teas, said it also is working to make all of its packaging 100 percent...
New research to help reduce number of algae blooms that form annually
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
In recent years, stunning satellite images show toxic algal blooms across the world, including Lake Erie, the Baltic Sea, and the Yellow Sea. In fact, according...
Trashy literature? No such thing for Turkish refuse collectors
Jan 19, 2018 (AFP)
In the Turkish capital Ankara, however, discarded books need not necessarily end up heading for a papery oblivion. Instead, a surprising life after death is now...
Scientists on the road to discovering impact of urban road dust
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
"We found that when you shine light on road dust, it produces a reactive form of oxygen called singlet oxygen," said environmental chemist Sarah Styler. "It act...
Microwave ovens are cooking the environment: study
Jan 18, 2018 (AFP)
In the European Union, the electricity used by 130 million microwaves puts 7.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, equivalent to the...
China says air quality 'improved' in 2017
Jan 18, 2018 (AFP)
The average level of PM2.5 particles -- which penetrate deep into the lungs -- in 338 cities stood at 43 micrograms per cubic metre last year, falling 6.5 perce...
US Interior Department welcomes National Park board resignations
Jan 17, 2018 (AFP)
Nine of the 12 members of the National Park System Advisory Board abruptly quit on Monday, a move first reported by The Washington Post. Former Alaska governor ...
Thames paddle-boarders try to turn the tide on plastic
Jan 17, 2018 (AFP)
As the sun rises on the Thames behind historic Kew Bridge in the west of the British capital, quacking ducks and gliding swans conjured a serene landscape. But ...
EU sets 2030 target for recyclable plastic packaging
Jan 16, 2018 (AFP)
The strategy announced by the European Commission, the EU-executive, follows China's decision to ban imports of foreign waste products for recycling, including ...
Blue skies in China's capital spark joy, scepticism
Jan 12, 2018 (AFP)
This winter, save a few grey days, the sky has been a brilliant blue, suggesting the city may finally be making progress against air pollution -- an issue so di...
Campaigners slam UK plans on cutting plastic waste
Jan 11, 2018 (AFP)
The government will extend a charge on plastic bags to all businesses and encourage supermarkets to introduce plastic-free aisles, May said in speech. "In years...
UK plans to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042
Jan 10, 2018 (AFP)
The government wants supermarkets to introduce plastic-free aisles and intends to inject new funding into plastics innovation, she will say in a speech outlinin...
Bulgaria's smoggy capital cleans up to host EU presidency
Jan 10, 2018 (AFP)
The bloc's poorest but most euro-optimistic member state completed a costly refurbishment of its National Palace of Culture, built in 1981 during the country's ...
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