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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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MAY 1, 2023

Stanford researchers, with a colleague from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, have developed a simple and environmentally sound way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air. Water microdroplets are the hydrogen source for N 2 in contact with Fe 3 O 4. —Song et al. Song et al.

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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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MAY 16, 2023

Researchers led by engineers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have proposed a low-cost, cactus-inspired nickel-based material to help split water more cheaply and efficiently. who led the study. who led the study. Nickel, however, is not as quick and effective at breaking down water into hydrogen.

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Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

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APRIL 4, 2022

A study by three French institutes—Ifremer, the University of Bordeaux and the IRD (a public research institution)—has found that the surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulose fibers as it is by microplastics. —Catherine Dreanno. —Christophe Maes.

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UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

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APRIL 14, 2021

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health.

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A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Using a new kind of hydrogel material, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have pulled water out of thin air at temperatures low enough to be achieved with sunlight. Atmospheric water harvesting draws water from humidity in the air. The UT Austin technique is aimed at the latter.

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Study: Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Maize and other annual crops are easier to manage with traditional farming, but they are tougher on the environment. The researchers conducted ecosystem-scale comparisons of carbon, nitrogen, water, and energy fluxes of Sorghum bicolor with maize and Miscanthus x. Energy sorghum falls somewhere in between.

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Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., Furthermore, the number of ships equipped with scrubbers have tripled since the study was carried out. Ytreberg et al.

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University of Kentucky chemist receives NSF grant to study atmospheric reactions of pollution

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AUGUST 16, 2019

University of Kentucky Chemistry Professor Marcelo Guzman has received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, education and outreach efforts in the field of environmental and atmospheric chemistry. Both types of emissions cause tiny particles to be suspended in air. —Prof.

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CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

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APRIL 27, 2020

A comprehensive three-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing (HF) in coal seam gas (CSG) in Queensland, Australia has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. Source: CSIRO. —Dr Barrett.

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Accuracy of global water models tested by new research

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A University of Nottingham study has tested the quality of global water models in collaboration with other international partners. The post Accuracy of global water models tested by new research appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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ARPA-E awarding $10M to 8 projects studying low-energy nuclear reactions

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FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Energetics Technology Center will build upon past successes with co-deposition experiments using palladium, lithium, and heavy water together to create an environment in which LENR can occur. Stanford University. Stanford University will explore a technical solution based on LENR-active nanoparticles and gaseous deuterium.

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Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population

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JULY 13, 2019

Researchers from the University at Buffalo (UB), with colleagues in the US and China, have provided pathophysiologic evidence of the effect of air pollution on cardiovascular disease in China. The study was conducted on 8,867 Chinese adults aged 25 to 92. The study centered on levels of nitrogen dioxide and PM 2.5.

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Study finds perennial biofuel crops’ water consumption similar to corn

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JULY 7, 2015

A study by a team from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has found that perennial biofuel crops’ evapotranspiration does not differ greatly from corn. Hamilton uses the soil-water sensors to measure the rate of evapotranspiration occurring within each cropping system. —Hamilton et al.

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MBL begins first test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production

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MAY 17, 2021

A team of researchers led by Loretta Roberson, associate scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, has installed the first seaweed farm in Puerto Rico and US tropical waters. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago.

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CritMET team examines distribution of germanium and gallium in deep-sea crusts

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MAY 16, 2022

Using new analytical methods, the research group “CritMET: Critical Metals for Enabling Technologies” led by Michael Bau, Professor of Geochemistry at Jacobs University in Bremen has studied the distribution of germanium and gallium in iron-manganese crusts from the deep sea. Source: Jacobs University).

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. The open-access paper on the study is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. doi: 10.1039/D1EE01288F.

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New catalyst synthesis method for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

A research team led by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology (DGIST) Professor Jong-Sung Yu in Korea, with colleagues at UC Berkeley and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, has successfully developed a new catalyst synthesis method that can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen using solar light.

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Researchers review risk to water resources from unconventional shale gas development in US

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JUNE 19, 2014

They identified four potential modes of water resource degradation: (1) shallow aquifers contaminated by fugitive natural gas (i.e., They identified four potential modes of water resource degradation: (1) shallow aquifers contaminated by fugitive natural gas (i.e., Credit: ACS, Vengosh et al. Click to enlarge.

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UGA study links heavy-metal contamination to antibiotic resistance

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Using a process known as genomic analysis, University of Georgia scientists have found a strong correlation between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination in an environment. Travis Glenn, professor in the public health college, advised Thomas during the study. This doesn’t give you a complete picture.

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Study links deterioration of concrete and asphalt to trace quantities of organic matter; diesel exhaust, windshield washer fluids

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MAY 16, 2021

A team of scientists from six institutions, including Akihiro Moriyoshi, Emeritus Professor Hokkaido University, have found that the presence of Trace Quantities of Organic Matter (TQOM) in modern concrete structures and asphalt pavements drive the deterioration of these structures. CT scans showing cracks in damaged concrete.

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Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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APRIL 20, 2023

universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities. and its environs. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S. Of the 20 proposals submitted from eight institutions, 10 were approved and funded. I’ve learned so many things.”

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Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

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JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Rice University lab study suggests foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery efforts

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AUGUST 12, 2014

Results of a Rice University laboratory study suggests that using foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery (EOR). of oil from low-permeability regions after four minutes of pushing it through a test rig, versus 53% for water and gas and 98.3% Foam dislodged all but 25.1% —Charles Conn. the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co.

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Univ of Illinois team mixed metals with perchloric acid to create stable, efficient catalyst for water splitting

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have mixed metal compounds with perchloric acid to create a stable, efficient electrocatalytic material for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media. Electrolyzers use electricity to break water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen. The resulting porous Y 2 [Ru 1.6

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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MARCH 31, 2021

Livent employs an innovative method that emphasizes sustainable water use and minimizes the impact on local ecosystems and communities. The company will also contribute important data to the study of sustainable lithium mining initiated by the BMW Group. The results of the study should be available in the first quarter of 2022.

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PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

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JANUARY 27, 2018

vehicles) and industrial air pollution—fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study published in the journal Science. The additional condensate adds to both the warm rain and supercooled cloud water; when freezing occurs aloft, this addition further enhances convection (i.e.,

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SwRI, UTSA researchers show biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Researchers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have determined that biochar, a substance produced from plant matter, is a safe, effective and inexpensive method to treat flowback water following hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. —Maoqi Feng, SwRI.

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Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device.

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TU Dresden chemists develop noble metal aerogels for electrochemical hydrogen production

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APRIL 10, 2020

New-type noble metal aerogels were developed for outstanding pH-universal electrocatalysis toward hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction. Universal HER and ORR Electrocatalysis.” These findings largely span the application territory of NMAs for fuel cells, green hydrogen production and many more. Credit: Wiley-VCH.

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Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

—James Rising, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. For wheat and barley, adaptation depends on water availability, with higher sensitivity in dry regions. At the same time, parts of the southern US become unprofitable for any of the crops studied.

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ExxonMobil invests $15M in University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute; renewable energy, battery technologies and power grid modeling

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AUGUST 3, 2016

ExxonMobil will invest $15 million as a leadership member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate change. This research will complement ExxonMobil’s recently announced partnership with FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To reduce the number of accidents in the global oil and gas industry caused by damaged pipelines, University of Houston researchers are developing an autonomous robot to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. Preliminary studies were funded by UH’s Subsea Systems Institute.

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Novel microbial biosensor platforms for early detection and treatment of oil leakage and produced waters

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MARCH 19, 2018

Researchers at Mississippi State University are developing technology that would alert pipeline managers about leaks as soon as failure begins, avoiding the environmental disasters and fuel distribution disruptions resulting from pipeline leaks. We no longer have to wait until the leak is out of hand. —Veera Gnaneswar Gude, Ph.D.,

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Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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JULY 10, 2023

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a method that can reduce the levels of mercury in sulfuric acid by more than 90%, even from low levels. It is stored in the soil, water and living organisms, impacting the entire food chain. milligrams per kilogram of sulfuric acid in their pilot study.

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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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JUNE 10, 2021

The researchers say that their findings, recently published in an open-access paper in the journal Science Advances , are key to understanding how the universe evolved with the growth of carbon compounds. That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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JANUARY 24, 2018

That report, the 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updated and expanded upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). South Dakota State University was the lead institution for the more than $20-million project which began in 2007.

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Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

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JULY 10, 2009

Through a recent modeling experiment, a team of NASA-funded researchers have found that future concentrations of carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere and of nitrogen in the soil are likely to have an important but overlooked effect on the cycling of water from sky to land to waterways. Benjamin Felzer, Lehigh University.

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Study Finds Crop Residue Removal for Biofuels Adversely Impact Soil and Environment; Dedicated Energy Crops Can Provide Benefits

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APRIL 4, 2010

A new study has found that crop residue removal—i.e., Available data indicate that herbaceous and woody plants can improve soil characteristics, reduce soil water and wind erosion, filter pollutants in runoff, sequester soil organic carbon, reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases, and improve wildlife habitat and diversity.

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ASU and Argonne researchers report progress on artificial leaf for solar conversion of water to H2 and O2

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Researchers at Arizona State University and Argonne National Laboratory reported advances toward perfecting a functional artificial leaf in a paper in Nature Chemistry. The researchers took a closer look at how nature had overcome a related problem in the part of the photosynthetic process where water is oxidized to yield oxygen.

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GLBRC research review concludes cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly

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JUNE 30, 2017

Nitrogen fertilization can substantially discount the climate and water quality benefits of bioenergy crops if applied in excess of plant need; some high-productivity perennial crops require little if any supplemental N. —Robertson et al.

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Researchers design nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production process

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MARCH 24, 2019

Researchers at the University of Arkansas, with colleagues from Brookhaven National Lab and Argonne National Lab, have found that nanoparticles composed of nickel and iron are more effective and efficient than other more costly materials when used as catalysts in the production of hydrogen fuel through water electrolysis.

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Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

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JULY 23, 2014

Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State University. The article also reports that yields in the second year of the study were not significantly lower than the third year. Nicholas N.

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Researchers Discover Inexpensive Catalyst That Generates Hydrogen from Buffered Water or Sea Water

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APRIL 30, 2010

[(PY5Me 2 )Mo(CF 3 SO 3 )] 1+ reacts with water to form. In addition, our catalyst does not require organic additives, and can operate in neutral water, even if it is dirty, and can operate in sea water, the most abundant source of hydrogen on earth and a natural electrolyte. PY5Me 2 )MoO] 2+ and H 2. Click to enlarge.

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

Study finds twice as many cellulose fibers as microplastics in the Atlantic Ocean

UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

A New Energy-Efficient Hydrogel Pulls Water From Air

Study: Energy sorghum may combine best of annual, perennial bioenergy crops

Chalmers study finds ship exhaust gas scrubbers responsible for up to 9% of certain hazardous emissions into Baltic Sea

University of Kentucky chemist receives NSF grant to study atmospheric reactions of pollution

CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

Accuracy of global water models tested by new research

ARPA-E awarding $10M to 8 projects studying low-energy nuclear reactions

Study finds association between air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis in Chinese population

Study finds perennial biofuel crops’ water consumption similar to corn

MBL begins first test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production

CritMET team examines distribution of germanium and gallium in deep-sea crusts

Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

New catalyst synthesis method for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen

Researchers review risk to water resources from unconventional shale gas development in US

UGA study links heavy-metal contamination to antibiotic resistance

Study links deterioration of concrete and asphalt to trace quantities of organic matter; diesel exhaust, windshield washer fluids

Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment

Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

Rice University lab study suggests foam may maximize enhanced oil recovery efforts

Univ of Illinois team mixed metals with perchloric acid to create stable, efficient catalyst for water splitting

BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

PNNL-led international study finds ultrafine aerosols have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

SwRI, UTSA researchers show biochar is low-cost, effective method to treat fracking water

Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

TU Dresden chemists develop noble metal aerogels for electrochemical hydrogen production

Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

ExxonMobil invests $15M in University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute; renewable energy, battery technologies and power grid modeling

UH researchers developing autonomous robot for subsea oil and gas pipeline inspection

Novel microbial biosensor platforms for early detection and treatment of oil leakage and produced waters

Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

Study Finds Ozone, Nitrogen Change the Way Rising CO2 Affects Earths Water

Study Finds Crop Residue Removal for Biofuels Adversely Impact Soil and Environment; Dedicated Energy Crops Can Provide Benefits

ASU and Argonne researchers report progress on artificial leaf for solar conversion of water to H2 and O2

GLBRC research review concludes cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly

Researchers design nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production process

Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

Researchers Discover Inexpensive Catalyst That Generates Hydrogen from Buffered Water or Sea Water

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