A River’s Heavy Metal Burden—and a Fern That Fights Back
Researchers report chromium and lead contamination in an Indian river and show that the aquatic fern Azolla pinnata can reduce ...
Tag: Water pollution
Plant-Powered Nanocatalyst Destroys Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic in Water with Sunlight
Researchers used shepherd's purse plant extract to synthesize a magnetic MgFe2S4/CoBiO2I heterojunction photocatalyst that completely degrades the antibiotic ciprofloxacin in ...
China’s Karst Waters Are Cleaning Up — and Millions Are Reaping the Benefits
A new study finds that pollution control has driven significant surface water quality improvements across China's karst regions, with a ...
Sunlight-Aged Microplastics Turn More Toxic to Water Fleas, Study Finds
Brazilian researchers show that sunlight-weathered polyethylene microplastics become more damaging to the reproduction of Daphnia similis, while the insecticide imidacloprid ...
Biochar Nanocomposites Emerge as Low-Cost Sensors for Tracking Water Pollution
A new review shows that biochar-based hybrid nanocomposites can transform agricultural waste into highly sensitive, low-cost electrochemical sensors for detecting ...
Five Goals and Twelve Rules Could Decide the Fate of Coral Reefs
A new perspective in Coral Reefs distills four decades of experience into five objectives and twelve principles for saving coral ...
Toxic Effluent in Nigeria’s Ebonyi State Threatens Rivers, Rice and Food Security
A comprehensive study of industrial and municipal effluent in Abakaliki, Nigeria, finds lead, arsenic, cadmium and chromium far above safety ...
Nanoporous Silica Trap Detects Trace Cadmium in Contaminated Water
A CBIMMT-functionalized SBA-15 nano-sorbent concentrated trace cadmium from diverse water samples for sensitive flame atomic absorption analysis.
Kaolin-Supported Silver–Copper Nanocatalyst Efficiently, Repeatedly Removes Congo Red from Water
A low-cost nanocomposite made from ordinary kaolin clay and two metallic elements has shown strong and repeatable performance in breaking ...
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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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