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Researchers Discover A Viable Source Of Rare Earth Elements In Coal Ash
Friday, September 13, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Regina have discovered a potentially new source of rare earth elements (REEs), the ash produced by coal-fired power plants. REEs are technically not rare, however, ... Read More
New Covalent Organic Framework Synthesis Method Could Accelerate PFAS Remediation
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
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Engineers at Rice University have developed an innovative method to synthesize covalent organic frameworks (COFs). COFs can potentially address some of the most significant environmental challenges we... Read More
New Research Finds That Mixing Forever Chemicals Increases Toxicity
Friday, October 04, 2024
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For the first time, researchers have measured the toxicity of several types of PFAS substances when mixed together. Read More
Researchers Develop New Method To Measure Undetected Airborne PFAS
Friday, October 11, 2024
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York University atmospheric chemistry researchers have developed a system to detect gaseous fluorine for atmospheric PFAS quantification. While researchers have known for decades that a large amount ... Read More
Team Finds Key to Advanced Biodegradable Plastics
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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The key, they found, is developing polymers with movable crosslinks. The crosslinks not only increase their strength but also promote degradation by enzymes under mild conditions. Read More
New Research Finds That Bio-Based Fibers Could Pose A Greater Environmental Risk Than Plastic
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
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A new study by researchers at the University of Plymouth revealed that bio-based materials could pose a greater risk to important species than the conventional plastic products they are replacing. Read More
New PFAS Remediation Tool Captures And Destroys PFAS In A Single Process
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describes an electrochemical strategy to capture and destroy an array of PFAS molecules including ultra-short-chain PFAS. Read More
Microplastic And PFAS Contamination Tracked Through Landfills And Wastewater Treatment Plants
Friday, November 22, 2024
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To better understand how plastic and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances move through landfills, researchers analyzed the leachate of four Illinois landfills as well as the inflow and outflows at ... Read More
New Metagenomic Analysis Tools Aid in the Discovery of Novel Super-Enzymes
Friday, December 13, 2024
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A team of researchers have developed novel metagenomic analysis tools that can aid in identifying super heat-resistant enzymes that could be of biotechnological interest. These highly adapted ... Read More
Geological Survey Model Suggest Earth’s Subsurface Could Hold Up to 10 Trillion Tons of Hydrogen
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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Based on their newly developed model, U.S. Geological Survey researchers believe the Earth's subsurface could hold 5.6 × 106 million metric tons of hydrogen. While researchers have known that hydrogen... Read More