Waste Heat Used to Capture Emitted Carbon Dioxide
An economical way to capture CO2 from the atmosphere using waste heat, was established by researchers at Rice University. This method is a break-through...
Technology to Clean Oceans of Plastic Debris Developed by Student
Boyan Slat, a 19-year-old Aerospace Engineering student at TU Delft designed a device that could clean the ocean from plastic trash.
The concept called Ocean...
New Method Monitors Urban Pollution at Specific Time and Location
Urban pollution caused by nitrogen oxides can now be predicted for specific locations at particular hours, thanks to recent study done by scientists at...
Melbourne, Australia Certified as Carbon Neutral
The National Carbon Offset Standard of Australia (NCOS) certified the city of Melbourne as the latest carbon-neutral metropolis in the country.
Although this is already...
Hong Kong Light Pollution, Worst in the World?
According to a study completed by Hong Kong University, this city of some seven million inhabitants could have the worst light pollution in the...
Europe Air Pollution Drastically Reduced, EEA Says
According to a report published by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) earlier this week, eight European Union countries have gone under the air pollution standards...
Water Pollution Assessed by Comparing to Pristine Forest Streams
In order to determine patterns in the natural change of water quality and nutrient concentrations in streams and rivers in forested areas, a recent...
Pollutants Carried to Arctic by Warm Air and Ocean Currents
Warm air and ocean currents caused by climate change are blamed for carrying pollutants to the Arctic and threatening the health of local inhabitants.
A study...
Global Warming Accelerated by Air Pollution
It’s long been known that tiny particles can impact air quality greatly and cause a host of health problems. However, European scientists have discovered...
Major Environment Polluters Detected With New Infrared Camera
Sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and many other toxic environmental pollutants can now be easily and accurately detected thanks to a new...
