Moss Bags and Handheld X-Ray Scanners Reveal Chicago’s Hidden Metal Air Pollution
An exploratory Chicago study shows that Sphagnum moss bags analyzed with portable X-ray fluorescence can cheaply and rapidly track metal ...
Tag: biomonitoring
Longer DNA marker proves reliable for routine diatom river monitoring
A new comparative study shows that the longer 331-bp rbcL marker delivers higher taxonomic resolution for diatom DNA biomonitoring while ...
Tiny Plastic Particles Are Inside Wildlife, But Scientists Still Cannot Prove It
A new review argues that nanoplastics are an increasingly recognised contaminant in wildlife, but analytical limitations and non-specific biomarkers mean ...
Cheap, Fast Mussel Test Tracks Toxic Oil Spill Chemicals in Brazil’s Most Polluted Bay
Brazilian researchers have validated a fast, low-cost QuEChERS-SPE-GC-MS method for tracking carcinogenic PAHs in mussels from Guanabara Bay, revealing that ...
Living Pollution Sensors: New Review Maps How Organisms Track Global Microplastic Contamination
A new systematic review in Environmental Management maps the global landscape of microplastic biomonitoring, offering a decision framework for selecting ...
Mangroves Keep Toxic Metals Locked in the Mud, Not in Their Leaves
A field study of four mangrove species in Queensland's Moreton Bay shows that species identity and sulphide-rich sediments, not sediment ...
Tree Leaves Reveal Hidden Metal Pollution Hotspots Across Pune’s Streets
A new study of leaf-deposited dust across 27 Pune sites maps heavy metal pollution sources and finds that overall health ...
Pregnancy Chemical Mixtures Show No Clear Link to Early Childhood BMI in Landmark ECHO Study
A major ECHO Program analysis of 586 mother-child pairs found no significant association between prenatal exposure to a 23-chemical mixture ...
Listening to the Heart: Acoustic Resonator Reconstructs ECG Without Electrodes
Researchers have built a passive acoustic Helmholtz resonator that captures the heart's faint sounds and a machine learning algorithm that ...
Sampling, Not Lab Error, Drives Uncertainty in Fluoride Monitoring of Plants
A new Icelandic study shows that field sampling, not laboratory analysis, dominates the measurement uncertainty of fluoride determination in grass ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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