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Coastal Marine Pollution Could Be Reduced by Kelp Farms
The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new study.
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Milestone Reached in Airborne Mercury Measurement
According to research, new technologies measure airborne mercury pollution far more accurately than the older systems that under-measure mercury concentrations by as much as 80%.
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Freshwater Fish Contain “Astounding” Levels of Forever Chemicals
A study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has identified high levels of “forever chemicals” in freshwater fish consumed in the United States (U.S.).
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Turning Light Into Solvated Electrons Made Easier by Nanoparticles
Researchers have uncovered the long-sought mechanism of a well-known but poorly understood process that produces solvated electrons via interactions between light and metal.
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How Do Harmless Gut Bacteria Avoid Triggering the Immune Response?
Researchers have addressed the long-standing question of how benign gut microbes evade the immune system. In doing so, they have also reshaped our understanding of how immune receptors interact with the bacterial motility protein flagellin.
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Breast Milk Composition Impacted by Living Environment
Living in a greener environment has an impact on the composition of oligosaccharides in a mother's breastmilk, which in turn may affect the infant’s health.
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B Cell "Graduate" Requirement Mystery Solved
The "admissions process" for B cells entering germinal centers to mature during virus infection changes over time. New research has identified why this is.
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Novel Filtration Membrane Highly Efficient in Treatment of Acidic Wastewater
Researchers have developed a novel catalytic template-assisted interfacial polymerization strategy to prepare a highly permeable acid-resistant nanofiltration membrane for acidic wastewater treatment.
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Breakthrough in Fight Against Legionnaires’ Disease
A new study of domestic and hospital drinking water systems found Legionella in 41% of samples – with researchers making a key connection between the pathogen’s co-existence with a "host" microorganism in all samples tested.
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Air Quality Improvements May Have Led to Other Contamination Issues
A new study finds that when sulfur air pollution fell, farmers replaced this lost airborne nutrient with fertilizer, likely increasing mercury contamination.
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