Dirt-cheap trio of natural materials strips phosphorus from polluted water
Researchers have created a biochar-laterite-bentonite composite that removes phosphorus from water efficiently without rare-earth or heavy-metal modifications.
Tag: eutrophication
New Global Map Reveals Where Human Activity Drives Harmful Nutrient Levels in Coastal Waters
A new study led by Washington State University maps where human activities drive harmful nutrient levels in coastal waters, finding ...
Hidden Chemistry of a Karst Wetland Reveals Why Phosphorus Behaves Differently Across Soils
A new study of China's Huixian Karst Wetland shows that calcium and bicarbonate ions can either suppress or accelerate phosphorus ...
Modeling One of the World’s Most Polluted Urban Lakes to Guide Its Rescue
A spatially segmented nutrient model built on eight years of monitoring data shows that inflows, not lake sediments, drive the ...
Satellites and Machine Learning Reveal 25 Years of Hidden Water Quality Shifts in an Ethiopian Drinking-Water Reservoir
A 25-year satellite and machine learning reconstruction of Ethiopia's Gefersa Reservoir shows that dry season algal growth and organic matter ...
Algae-Dwelling Bacteria Act as Natural Filters Against Lake Methane Emissions
A University of Liège study of 79 African lakes shows that methanotrophic bacteria living on microalgae consume more than 70 ...
Seaweed Farms May Fight Climate Change While Quietly Suffocating Coastal Waters
A new perspective argues that seaweed farming's climate benefits depend critically on site hydrodynamics, which determine whether farms act as ...
Rivers and Lakes Now Emit Greenhouse Gases at a Scale That Offsets a Third of the Land Carbon Sink
A major review finds that inland waters emit about 8.2 petagrams of CO2-equivalent per year, an increase since the Industrial ...
Hidden Organic Molecules in Lake Sediments Undermine Clay’s Power to Lock Away Phosphorus
New research shows that sediment-derived humic acid can cut the phosphate adsorption capacity of calcined modified red clay by more ...
Red Seaweeds Turn Shrimp Farm Waste Into Clean Water in Just Days
Five native Indian red seaweed species removed up to 100 percent of nitrate and most phosphate and ammonium from shrimp ...
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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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