To improve water treatment, researchers use modeling to understand how chemical byproducts form during the advanced oxidation process.
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Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of nuclear waste water
With the help of this new method, waste water can be treated faster than before, and the environmentally positive aspect is that the process leaves less solid radio-active waste.
Polishing the Keys: Local Florida tour companies pitch in to clean up after storm
When Hurricane Irma slammed into the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane last fall, it created widespread destruction and an intractable problem: lots and lots of marine debris.
Majority of teenagers need food safety education
A new study from the University of Waterloo highlights a low level of awareness among youth around the proper precautions they need to take when it comes to handling food.
Scientists use hydrophone to listen in on methane seeps in ocean, hope next to estimate volume
A research team has successfully recorded the sound of methane bubbles from the seafloor off the Oregon coast using a hydrophone, opening the door to using acoustics to identify – and perhaps quantify – this important greenhouse gas in the ocean.
Monarch dethroned: Painted Lady takes the crown
The Painted Lady, also known as the Vanessa cardui butterfly, performs a migratory cycle that can reach 12,000 km in multiple generations — a cycle longer than that of the monarch — making it the longest migration known for any butterfly species and similar to that of many birds.