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Study suggests that clothing is likely to be the prominent source of microplastics in a river system in India, influenced by wind-borne particles, wastewater and handwashing of clothes in the river. Researchers at Northwestern University report on ways to improve DAC (direct air capture) of CO2. Finish study finds existing protected areas are insufficient to …
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• Can roasted used coffee grounds make stronger concrete? • Record low sea ice extent in Antarctica in 2022 linked to breeding failure of emperor penguins. • Environmental leaders from 185 countries launched a fund to support global conservation. • Earthen mounds in western South Africa caused by windbreak effect of denser vegetation patches responding …
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Microplastics found embedded in fat and lungs of seals, dolphins and whales Despite improvements, wastewater treatment plants allow novel pollutants such as active ingredients from pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides and organic pollutants to escape to water systems. Danish scientists estimate the biodiversity of mammals, birds and amphibians in a forest by sampling DNA …