New Low-Cost Protocol Speeds Up Microplastic Detection in River Sediments
Researchers at the University of Florence have optimized a fast, low-cost sample preparation protocol that combines Fenton oxidation with cyclohexane ...
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Tiny Pond Insects Reveal Hidden Health Secrets of India’s Urban Waters
A six-month study of two artificial ponds in Prayagraj, India, finds that benthic macroinvertebrate communities can reveal ecological health that ...
Water Treatment’s Hidden Flaw: Carbon Particles Ferry Pollutants Past Filters
New research shows that superfine particles shed from activated carbon and biochar can carry adsorbed lead through sand and membrane ...
Hurricane Helene dumped a huge share of yearly microplastics on remote mountain streams
A new study found that Hurricane Helene drove microplastic deposition three to 22 times above pre-storm levels at three Western ...
Saltier Water Shields Estuarine Shrimp From Deadly Copper Pollution, Study Finds
New research shows that higher salinity dramatically reduces the lethality of copper pollution to estuarine grass shrimp, with survival peaking ...
One Flood, Two Different Groundwater Stories Beneath Iran’s Caspian Plain
A study of the March 2019 flood in Iran's Golestan Province shows that intense rainfall significantly raised water levels in ...
Shrimp Rewrite Their Genes to Thrive in Microbe-Rich Biofloc Farms
New research shows that Pacific white shrimp raised in biofloc systems reprogram more than 1,200 midgut genes involved in protein ...
Chattogram’s Ponds Reveal Stark Pollution Divide Across 41 Urban Wards
A first-of-its-kind survey of one pond in each of Chattogram's 41 wards finds severe organic and microbial pollution in central ...
Underwater Plants Emerge as Powerful Allies in the Fight to Save Freshwater Ecosystems
A new synthesis in Discover Ecology shows that restoring aquatic plants such as submerged, floating, and emergent macrophytes can dramatically ...
Snails Emerge as Surprising Sentinels for Estrogen Pollution in Water
A systematic review finds that freshwater snails can reliably reveal the estrogenic activity of pollutants in drinking water, rivers, lakes, ...
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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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