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10/19/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Fruit and vegetable peels can be used to remove water pollutants

Fruit and vegetable scraps may often end up in the trash, but they are far from useless. A recent study published in the Journal of Chemical Education revealed that the seeds and peels of many fruits and vegetables can be used to remove pollutants, including dyes and heavy metals, from the water. The authors of […]

06/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New polymer mat able to fish biologically harmful contaminants from water

There’s a new water treatment mat that acts like a miniaturized fishing net for water pollutants. Devised by Texan researchers, it can bait, hook, and destroy toxic chemicals in water supplies, according to a ScienceDaily article. Developed by the Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center, the mat uses titanium dioxide to break down pollutants. It can be made as big or […]

05/09/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Experts warn that the amount of drugs flushed into our rivers and lakes will increase 65% by 2050

There is no doubt that pharmaceutical drug use is on the increase globally. In addition to the detrimental effects the use of such drugs have on our health, their distribution also causes widespread harm to the environment. A study presented recently at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, found that if urgent and drastic measures […]

12/17/2017 / By Tracey Watson

“Browning” of the world’s waterways may be due to conventional farming practices rather than “extra” rainfall claimed by climate alarmists

Global warming alarmists have a way of weaving their message into every scientific study or discussion these days. If they are to be believed, virtually every problem faced by humankind today can be blamed on catastrophic man-made global warming in one way or another. The latest study to make this “connection” was conducted by researchers […]

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