Caffeine and Mosquito Repellent Are Quietly Seeping Into India’s Rivers and Groundwater
A new review finds that caffeine and DEET, two ubiquitous everyday chemicals, are widely contaminating India's rivers and urban groundwater ...
Tag: emerging contaminants
Hidden Drug Residues in Pharmaceutical Factory Wastewater Revealed by High-Resolution Screening
A cross-enterprise screening study of ten Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturers identified fourteen contaminants present in every effluent sample and flagged the ...
Hidden Hormone Disruptors Linger in Sediments of a Brazilian Coastal Lagoon
Sediments from Brazil's Maricá Lagoon harbor a persistent and spatially patchy mix of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including bisphenol A, alkylphenols, steroid ...
Landfill Leachate Poses a Growing Global Threat to Groundwater, Major Review Finds
A global synthesis of 422 studies across 78 countries shows that landfill leachate, laden with heavy metals, PFASs, and microplastics, ...
Sunlight-Powered Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Catalyst Destroys Dye Pollutants in Water
Researchers have created a mesoporous nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide photocatalyst that degrades 99.3 percent of Rhodamine B dye in water within ...
Trace Levels of Anxiety and Antidepressant Drugs Found in Drinking Water Worldwide
A new scoping review finds the anti-anxiety drug diazepam and the antidepressant fluoxetine in drinking water across seven countries at ...
Cold Plasma Emerges as a Bold New Weapon Against Invisible Water Pollutants
A new review argues that the real barrier to removing pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other emerging contaminants from water is a ...
From Painkillers to Sunscreens: How Everyday Chemicals Are Hitting the Microscopic Engines of Aquatic Ecosystems
A comprehensive new review synthesizes 85 studies showing that pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and endocrine-disrupting compounds disrupt photosynthesis, trigger oxidative ...
Rare Earth Metals Are Quietly Poisoning Ocean Life, and Seaweed May Be the Fix
A new review finds that rare earth elements from green technology are accumulating in marine invertebrates with harmful effects, while ...
Water Molecules Shield Metal-Organic Framework From Ibuprofen’s Strongest Grip
Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that ibuprofen adsorbs in the pentagonal cavity of MIL-101(Cr)-F at 483 mg/g through pi-pi stacking and ...
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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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