A typical large tree can suck as much as 40 kilograms of CO2 out of the air over the course of a year. Now scientists at UC Berkeley say they can do the same job with less than half a pound of synthesized powder called COF-999. Tested for 100 cycles,It does not loose efficiency in removing all CO2.

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#CarbonCapture #SustainableScience #ClimateChangeSolutions #InnovativeTechnology #EnvironmentalResearch

Microplastics (MP) rising in Pennsylvania's freshwater are directly linked to plastic production. While MP accumulation increased every decade up to 2010, it decreased from 2010 to 2020. Researchers also noted no connection between population density or land use and high MP levels

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#Microplastics #FreshwaterPollution #PlasticProduction #EnvironmentalResearch #Pennsylvania

Revolutionary membrane tech separates 97% oil from water with 99.9% purity | Researchers in China have unveiled a new, highly effective technique for separating oil and water mixtures.

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#MembraneTech #OilWaterSeparation #Innovation #CleanTechnology #EnvironmentalResearch

Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment | Priorities to inform research on tire particles and their chemical leachates: A collective perspective

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#Microplastics #TirePollution #SustainableTransport #EnvironmentalResearch #CleanEarth

Agricultural land preserved around river confluences can help mitigate floods, research finds: Municipalities with agricultural land in areas with high water storage potential suffered fewer floods, with stronger correlation when agricultural land was situated near river confluences.

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#FloodMitigation #AgricultureAndWater #SustainableLandUse #RiverConfluences #EnvironmentalResearch

Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators and chemical level in breast milk | Researchers find winds affecting emissions from incinerators play role, though diet still thought to be largest factor

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#WomensHealth #EnvironmentalResearch #BreastMilkStudy #IncineratorImpact #ChemicalExposure

A University of Oxford-led study reveals the distinct and cumulative environmental impacts of logging and converting tropical forests into oil palm plantations. It highlights that logged forests retain ecological value and should not be hastily cleared for plantations

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#TropicalForests #SustainableLogging #PalmOilImpact #BiodiversityConservation #EnvironmentalResearch

Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth too hot for humans, study finds

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Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says - The researchers found that a higher concentration of copper in some commonly used brake pads was associated with increased harmful effects on sensitive cells from people’s lungs, as a result of particles being breathed in.

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Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests. Researcher's stumbled upon a bird nest that appeared to go back 30 years in time – filled with historical plastics. One particular piece is a Mars packaging with an announcement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA

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#PlasticEpoch #GeologicalHistory #BirdNests #FIFA1994 #EnvironmentalResearch

200,000 radioactive barrels dumped in the Atlantic 🌊: French researchers launch unprecedented mission to track them down 🔍⚠️

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#RadioactiveWaste #OceanConservation #EnvironmentalResearch #AtlanticDumping #SustainableFuture

Student discovers widespread microplastic pollution in first-of-its-kind study of Appalachian streams and fish 🐟🌊, particles were present in every sampled fish.

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#MicroplasticPollution #AppalachianStreams #EnvironmentalResearch #StudentDiscovery #SustainableFuture

Drones reveal extreme coral mortality after bleaching 🌊🐠 | Research reveals coral mortality rates rose to 92% after last year’s bleaching event at Lizard Island on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef 🐚💔

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#CoralMortality #GreatBarrierReef #CoralBleaching #EnvironmentalResearch #MarineConservation

A new study charts the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” 🌍 across time and space, revealing that 60% of global land 🌿 is already outside the local safe zone—38% of it deep in the high-risk zone ⚠️.

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#PlanetaryBoundaries #BiosphereIntegrity #EnvironmentalResearch #Sustainability #ClimateCrisis

New research catalogs how several “abrupt changes,” like the precipitous loss of sea ice over the last decade ❄️🌊, are unfolding in Antarctica and its surrounding waters, reinforcing one another and threatening to send the continent past the point of no return 🚨🧊.

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#Antarctica #ClimateChange #SeaIceLoss #EnvironmentalResearch #Sustainability

Seaweed washing onto sandy shores does more than rot. 🌊🪸 A new study found that it fuels oxygen-tolerant microorganisms that pump methane into the air. Methane was consistently found in shallow coastal waters at “supersaturation” concentrations, in some cases, nearly 1,900 times more. 🌱💨

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#SeaweedImpact #MethaneRelease #CoastalEcosystems #EnvironmentalResearch #MarineLife

Scientists have shown how plastics in soil can travel into the food we eat. Researchers used a radiolabelling approach to demonstrate, for the first time, that polystyrene nanoplastics accumulate and move into the edible tissues of radishes. 🥕🔬🌍

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#PlasticsInFood #SoilPollution #Nanoplastics #FoodSafety #EnvironmentalResearch

European hares as bioindicators of glyphosate exposure: A multi-year assessment of urinary residues 🐇🌱💧🔬

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🔬 New Northeastern University research reveals that crumb rubber from artificial turf decays into hundreds of previously untracked, potentially hazardous chemicals.

☀️ Researchers simulated sunlight conditions, finding crumb rubber (made from old tires) is highly reactive, generating dangerous transformation chemicals.

🐟 One identified chemical, 6PPD-quinone, is highly toxic to coho salmon, with less than one microgram per liter killing juveniles in under an hour.

🧪 The study identified at least 572 separate transformation products, including 4-HDPA (a suspected endocrine disruptor linked to breast cancer) and 1,3-DMBA (which mimics amphetamine).

#ArtificialTurf #ChemicalSafety #EnvironmentalResearch

💧 Handwashing Synthetic Fabrics Releases More Microplastics in Hard Water
New research from the University of Toronto reveals that washing synthetic clothes by hand in water with high levels of dissolved solids (TDS) leads to a greater release of microplastic fibres (MPF). This finding is critical for billions globally who handwash clothes due to lack of washing machines and soft water.

💧 Coating Effectiveness Varies Significantly with Water Type
A silicone-based coating, designed to reduce MPF release, showed reduced effectiveness when fabrics were washed in water from Lake Ontario (higher TDS) compared to de-ionized water (zero TDS). For green polyester, shedding was reduced by only 37% in lake water versus 92% in de-ionized water, highlighting the impact of water composition.

💧 Shorter Fibres from Hard Water Washing Pose Greater Environmental Risk
The study found that higher TDS levels in wash water resulted in shorter MPF lengths. These shorter fibres are more difficult to filter and are more easily ingested by aquatic life, posing a significant environmental concern.

#Microplastics #EnvironmentalResearch #WaterQuality