Benthic Biodiversity: A silver lining to microplastic accumulation in oceans
Giant floating islands of plastic pollution are a common topic in the news, but the ocean surface is not the
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Author: Mary Davis
Waste-to-Energy or Wasted Energy?
What happens with our waste? Out-of-sight, out-of-mind. Despite our best efforts, and maybe a few new year’s resolutions, a lot
Read MoreAll Parks are not created equal… in terms of air quality benefits
The ability of trees to remove carbon dioxide from the air and capture carbon makes reforestation a way to combat
Read MoreGrowing safe drinking water: from the ground up
The Privilege of clean drinking water It’s easy to take for granted the availability of clean, safe water at the
Read MoreGreen chemistry can make plastics less painful
Plastics impart a lot of useful properties during a global health pandemic. They’re cheap, disposable, and easy to clean. However, they still present an environmental challenge… read more to find out how green chemistry can help!
Read MoreApril Showers Bring… Allergies
Depending on where you live, springtime pollen allergies can be as reliable as April showers. Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that even though rain might decrease the pollen count, it can still exacerbate pollen allergies, due to an increase in grain rupture.
Read MoreHow Microplastics Impact Life at the Bottom
Microplastics are prevalent in the news and in the oceans. Find out what effect they have on organisms at the bottom of the oceans… and the bottom of the food chain.
Read MoreFlare-ups in Texas and Environmental Protection for All
Equal treatment under the law is an American ideal, though a multitude of historic and recent examples indicate that it’s
Read MorePollutants spread too: Contaminants in mountain coal mining runoff transfer to terrestrial systems
Just as the spread of disease can be hard to control, pollutants can transfer between ecosystems, exposing new populations to environmental risks. A collaborative team of environmental scientists are seeking to understand the nature and consequences of the spread of mining pollutants between water- and land-based ecosystems.
Read MoreAn Environmental Fitness Tracker
Personal fitness trackers are all the rage, and their ease of use enables people to keep an eye on not only their physical activity, but their general fitness and wellness. What if you could use the same convenient method as a Fitbit to measure a type of environmental fitness like air quality?
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