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Water treatment: Catching steroid hormones with nanotubes

Steroid hormones are among the most widespread aquatic micropollutants. They are harmful to human health, and they cause ecological imbalances in aquatic environments......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 29th, 2024

Finding traces of fish with DNA from water samples

Silje Halvorsen bends down and fills a plastic bottle with water from Gillsvannet lake, a sheltered bathing spot just outside the center of Kristiansand......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Beaver survey aims to show the urban benefits of Chicago"s "ecosystem engineers"

As the boat zipped down the Chicago River on a nippy November morning, Sammie Clark stood up and pointed at a creature swimming in the water, its brown fur slick and its head bobbing just above the surface. It kept close to the edge, a sheet metal wa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Extensive antimicrobial usage sparks warning over increased resistance in locations across Australia

University of Queensland research has found antimicrobial usage is significantly higher in affluent communities in Australia. Samples have been collected from 50 wastewater treatment plants in locations across Australia servicing about 11.3 million p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Copenhagen takes on its biggest climate threat—water

In low-lying Copenhagen where rising sea levels, groundwater and rainfall pose a risk to infrastructure, the Danish capital is trying to adapt and protect urban areas from climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Developing a cyclic molecule that captures phosphate in harmony with water molecules

Researchers at University of Tsukuba, Osaka University, and Kitasato University developed a novel amide cyclodextrin (cyclic oligosaccharide) that can selectively capture phosphate ions in water. In addition, the researchers revealed the mechanism by.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

UN report: Invest in nature to cut billion-dollar costs of droughts

As droughts fueled by human destruction of the environment are projected to affect 3 in 4 people by 2050, investing in sustainable land and water management is essential to reduce their costs, which already exceed $307 billion per year globally, acco.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Method enhances solubility of pea protein for use in food and beverages

Research conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo state, Brazil, shows that heat treatment of pea protein and addition of guarana extract result in a compound with significant potential to be used as an ingredient of plan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Plantain power: Reducing nitrate leaching in pasture systems

Nitrate leaching into water is a challenge globally and practical tools to reduce it are needed to aid in water quality improvement. Researchers from Teagasc investigated the effect of including ribwort plantain with grass-clover for reducing nitrate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

"Scary" drought empties one of Bosnia"s largest lakes

Staring across what was once one of Bosnia's largest expanses of water, all that Saliha Kuljanin can see is boats left high and dry after months of drought emptied Lake Jablanicko......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

Novel covalent organic framework can remove a dangerous "forever chemical" from drinking water

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an innovative cationic covalent organic framework (COF) that efficiently detects and removes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a harmful and persistent pollutant, from drinking water. This breakthrough.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Unique microbial communities discovered beneath frozen surface of Antarctica"s Lake Enigma

An international team of polar researchers has found several types of microbiota living in the water below the frozen surface of Antarctica's Lake Enigma. In their study, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, group members vent.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security, but would you swallow it?

Our water supply is far from infinite. According to the UN, nearly 1.8 billion people are projected to live in areas with absolute water scarcity by 2025, and two-thirds of the world's population could be living under water-stressed conditions......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Liquid water molecules are inherently asymmetric: New insight into the bonds between water molecules

Icebergs float on water because the underlying liquid water has a higher density than the iceberg. Liquid water itself has its highest density at 4°C—one of the so-called anomalies of water, i.e. properties of liquids that are rarely observed for.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Splash pads really are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses

A big problem is leaky swim diapers and kids sucking up recirculated water. There's nothing quite like a deep dive into the shallow, vomitous puddles of children's splash pads. Ev.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Team links comet water to Earth"s oceans

Researchers have found that water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a similar molecular signature to the water in Earth's oceans. Contradicting some recent results, this finding reopens the case that Jupiter-family comets like 67P could have h.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Streams near farms emit high levels of greenhouse gas, studies find

In the upper reaches of a Minnesota watershed, the water is so full of dissolved nitrous oxide that University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hydrologist Zhongjie Yu likens it to a soda can......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Report finds poor local management and climate change amplified Hurricane Helene"s impacts

A new analysis by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH) reveals alarming statistics about the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Helene on 26 September 2024. This powerful Category 4 hurricane claimed 2.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Swelling streams—climate change can cause more sediment in high-mountain rivers

Many high-mountain rivers in Asia transport more sediment downstream compared to a few years ago. Changes in sediment levels have a particularly strong impact on agriculture, water quality, flood management, and hydropower generation......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Eye-catching Honor 300 beats this key Galaxy S24 spec

The cool design of the Honor 300 will initially catch your eye, but when you hold it you'll notice it's one of the thinnest phones we've seen in a while......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Research offers insights into Permian Basin earthquake hazards

A new collection of published papers offers the most detailed and comprehensive breakdown yet of how water injected into the Permian Basin during oil and gas operations is changing subsurface pressures and causing earthquakes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024