Forever chemicals in sewage sludge: A growing contamination crisis
A new EPA report warns that PFAS in biosolids may contaminate water and food. In NC, past use as fertilizer threatens ...
How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future
It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...
Technofossils: how the pollution of today will become the fossils of the far future
It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...
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Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels
Climate change mitigation strategies that don’t address overconsumption and reduce dependence on fossil fuel-derived ...
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‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting the Peconic River. New data makes strongest case yet that former Navy site is to blame.
New data and maps released last month by the Navy as part of the cleanup process of the former Grumman site in Calverton show groundwater contaminated by PFAS is migrating off-site towards the ...
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Nanoscale plastic particles enhance toxin uptake in plants and human cells
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...
Tiny plastic particles can amplify pollutant absorption in plants and intestinal cells
Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human ...