Tag: Environmental contamination

Researchers in Brazil have built a disposable, eco-friendly electrochemical sensor from recycled PET, bamboo biochar and copper nanoparticles that can ...

A new study reports that microplastic particles were detected in the blood of all 20 dogs and cats tested, with ...

A detailed study of the Rio Sella in northern Spain shows that only about a third of the catchment's rocks ...

Researchers in Nigeria found that nearly one-third of Bacillus bacteria isolated from soil contaminated by maize and African locust bean ...

Researchers in Italy's Anzasca Valley show that arsenic-contaminated waste from abandoned gold mines is heavily enriched in critical raw materials ...

A new review details how bacteria, fungi, and plants can sequester, transform, or immobilize plutonium, offering a sustainable alternative to ...

New research shows tungsten reshapes the aging of schwertmannite in acid mine drainage, first accelerating sulfate release and goethite formation ...

A 25-year systematic review finds pesticide use in Tanzania has surged since 2000, leaving farmers poisoned, food contaminated, and malaria ...

Pyrogallol, a naturally occurring chemical with applications ranging from photography and dye production to pharmaceuticals and metal processing, may deserve ...