Title: Sailboat Measurements of Trace Gases in Urban Environments: In Toronto, Canada, Ground-Level NO2 Is Consistently Elevated over Lake Ontario versus at the Shoreline, but O3 Is Not Author: James Donaldson Year Published: 2026 Cover Image Credit: Dietmar Rabich, wikicommons How clean is our air, both…
Article title: Effects of Heavy Metal Co-Exposure on the formation of DNA Adducts from Aristolochic Acid I: Implications for Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Development Authors: Chun-Kit Au, Stefan Nagl, and Wan Chan Journal: Chemical Research in Toxicology Year: 2024 Cover image credit: Alchemist-hp Aristolochic acid increases the…
Title: Nucleation of jet engine oil vapours is a large source of aviation-related ultrafine particles.Authors: Florian Ungeheuer, Lucía Caudillo, Florian Ditas, Mario Simon, Dominik van Pinxteren, Doğuşhan Kılıç, Diana Rose, Stefan Jacobi, Andreas Kürten, Joachim Curtius & Alexander L. VogelJournal: Communications Earth & EnvironmentYear: 2022 Earth’s…
Enzymes and bacteria can be used to degrade plastics into chemicals useful for antibacterial coatings
Title: Organophosphate Diesters in Urban River Sediment from SouthChina: Call for More Research on Their Occurrence and Fate in FieldEnvironment Authors: Chan Liang, Bo Peng, Gao-Ling Wei, Yanyan Gong, Guoqiang Liu, Lixi Zeng, Liang-Ying Liu, and Eddy Y. Zeng Journal: ACS EST Water 2021, 1, 4, 871–880 Organophosphate triesters are used as flame retardants, as well as…
Scientists can now identify plastic in coastal water from pictures taken by European Space Agency (ESA) satellites
Filters are one of the best ways to trap and remove pollution and small particles from the air. Let’s learn how spiderweb-like networks can be made from polymer into incredible filters.