WVU engineers seek to re-use waste plastics to make valuable petrochemicals
Despite efforts to promote recycling and reuse of plastic materials, the plastic problem continues to be a global problem. West Virginia ...
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Safe planetary boundary for pollutants, including plastics, exceeded, researchers say
For the first time, an international team of researchers has assessed the impact on the stability of the Earth system ...
Tackling plastics pollution
Despite the society-changing improvements that plastic materials have brought to humanity, there’s no question that they also present us with ...
More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere
Researchers have, for the first time, simulated both micro- and macroplastics accumulation in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). They found ...
Growing carbon footprint for plastics
Plastics are useful, cheap and extremely popular. Global demand has quadrupled in the last forty years and is expected to ...
Story tips: For the birds, fresh twist on heat, upcycling plastics and probing for COVID particles
Bioenergy – For the birdsCredit: Chris Lituma/West Virginia University Bioenergy – For the birds An analysis by Oak Ridge National ...
Study links high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease to plastics
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Plastics, part of modern life, are useful but can pose a significant challenge to the environment and ...
New lignin based material to replace fossil plastics and adhesives
Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a resource-efficient method to produce new lignin-based materials that can be thermally reprocessed and ...
ISS National Lab announces sustainability challenge focused on plastics alternatives in partnership with Estée Lauder
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), October 28, 2021 – The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS), manager ...
Plant from plastics: Bio-based polymers can be transformed into fertilizer
Plastics have taken the world by storm over the last century, finding applications in virtually every aspect of our lives. ...
URI launches ‘Plastics: Land to Sea’ web platform
KINGSTON, R.I.– Oct. 27, 2021– A new University of Rhode Island web platform, “Plastics: Land to Sea,” has been launched ...
The unknown consequences of plastic’s legacy, found in seabirds around the world
Seabirds from Gough Island in the south Atlantic, Marion Island near Antarctica and the coasts of both Hawaii and Western ...
COVID-19 and plastics: How the pandemic highlights the need for sustainable waste disposal
The COVID-19 pandemic caught most of us off-guard, with governments and institutions having to quickly implement new safety policies and ...
Reducing plastics in gardens
With plastic waste a worldwide problem, consumers are taking steps to reduce use and recycle more household packaging – including ...
EPFL engineers introduce a new approach for recycling plastics
Each human being uses, on average, 30 kg of plastic per year. Given that global life expectancy currently stands at ...
NSF EPSCoR grant will advance manufacturing of renewable and recyclable plastics
Plastics are an indispensable part of today’s society. These nimble polymers help keep foods fresh, cars safe, arteries clog-free and ...
Degradation of biobased plastics in the soil
The idea of biodegradable plastics sounds good at first. However, very little is known about how they are degraded in ...
Hormonal hazard: Chemicals used in paints and plastics can promote breast tumor growth
Photoinitiators are chemicals that release reactive molecules in response to UV radiation. Given these properties, photoinitiators are used in a ...
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Flat-faced purebred dogs, including Neapolitan mastiffs, English bulldogs and American cocker spaniels, are up to 34 times more likely than other breeds to suffer from cherry eye
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Oral immunotherapy induces remission of peanut allergy in some young children
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THE LANCET: Initiating peanut oral immunotherapy in peanut-allergic children under age four may be more effective, first long term study suggests
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Young children, toddlers and infants use saliva sharing to inform earliest grasp of “thick” relationships, like family
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Poor fidelity may mean effective education strategies never see light of day
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Herbert College of Agriculture Department recognized for outstanding postsecondary education