Using scented products indoors changes the chemistry of the air, producing as much air pollution as car exhaust does outside, according to a new study. Researchers say that breathing in these nanosized particles could have serious health implications.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Air pollution, Nanoparticles, Terpenes, Purdue University
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Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust
Posted by ArielTechGeek 25 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Modified fish and flies could pull pollution out of the environment
Posted by ArielTechGeek 28 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Methylmercury is an extremely toxic compound, and unfortunately it's often present in the fish that we eat. Scientists are now developing a method of removing it from the environment, utilizing engineered fish and flies that take up the compound and neutralize it.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Macquarie University, Fish, Insect, Mercury, Pollution, bioremediation, CSIRO
Award-winning tech uses cyborg mollusks to monitor water pollution
Posted by ArielTechGeek 97 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a way that is very detectable and measurable. With that fact in mind, scientists have created a commercial water-quality-monitoring system that uses electronically augmented live mollusks as its sensors.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Pollution, Water, Ocean, CNRS, Universite de Bordeaux
Prozac pollution is disrupting fish reproduction
Posted by ArielTechGeek 198 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The law of unintended consequences gained new appreciation today when a five-year international study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology detailing how long-term exposure to pharmaceutical pollutants can have dramatic consequences for marine wildlife.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: fluoxetine (Prozac), Pollution, Fish, Monash University
the bioengineered microbiome, or bacteria, ‘eats’ the air pollutants at home, thus purifying the space more effectively than a regular houseplant.
The post houseplant neo Px can purify indoor air pollution with bioengineered microbiome appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Magnetite pollution is damaging our brains and causing Alzheimer's
Posted by ArielTechGeek 372 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Air pollution in urban environments has long been associated with poor health. Breast cancer, immune dysfunction, osteoporosis, heart problems and dementia have all been linked to air pollution, however, understanding exactly how poor air quality is explicitly causing disease has been a challenge for researchers.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Alzheimer's Dis
the dissolving bottle is a series of vibrant shampoo bars that slowly melt over time to suggest an alternative way to ditching toiletry containers.
The post shampoo bars shaped as dissolving bottles discard containers to reduce plastic pollution appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Long-term air pollution exposure increases breast cancer risk by 28%
Posted by ArielTechGeek 512 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
New research has linked long-term exposure to fine particle air pollution, whether at home or work, to an increased risk of breast cancer. The findings add to the mounting evidence about the dangers of air pollution and highlight the need to reduce it.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Breast cancer, Air quality, Environment
Drone-mounted tech delivers real-time air pollution reports
Posted by ArielTechGeek 546 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
While it's important to track and quantify airborne pollutants, most gas sensors are located at ground level, not up where the pollutants spread. A new lab-on-a-drone system is designed to address that limitation, by taking the tech to the sky.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: American Chemical Society, Air quality, Pollution, drones
Tire wear and tear revealed as a major contributor to waterway pollution
Posted by ArielTechGeek 551 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Australian researchers have found that tire wear and tear is a major contributor to urban waterway pollution, producing particulate matter that includes microplastics. But, they also found that there are effective ways of reducing this type of pollution, which can affect the health of the environment and us.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Tires, Microplastic, Water, Pollution,
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