Search Results for: metal pollution
Phytoremediation: Using native vegetation to stabilise heavy metal contaminants at polluted sites
Elevated concentrations of heavy metals at polluted sites represent serious human health hazards and environmental threats. Persistent metal pollution is hard to remedy but one possible and effective method is […]
Optimising solvent extraction for metal recycling
The platinum-group metals play a central role in several technological applications including fuel cells, electronic devices, and catalysts for oil refining and automobile converters. Owing to the scarcity of these […]
Green cleaning of heavy metals in water
Many anthropogenic activities have resulted in pollution of water with heavy metals, and pose a huge health risk for humans and animals. Some plants, however, can extract and accumulate these […]
Research Outreach – Issue 133: Bee farming, electrical eye activity, and IP disputes
In the last issue of 2022, Research Outreach contains a sparkling array of articles covering the latest studies into topics such as intellectual property, health and gender inequality, and an […]
A transdisciplinary approach to restoring London’s river Thames
Despite being one of the world’s most iconic rivers, the Thames faces many ecological challenges, and its health has deteriorated severely over recent decades. Martin Richardson from Royal Holloway, University […]
World Cleanup Day 2022: Help #cleanup our planet
Put on your rubber gloves and help #cleanup the planet on World Cleanup Day 2022. This 17th of September, millions of international volunteers will join forces to pick up trash […]
Antilope: A low-cost portable sensor system for air quality monitoring
Monitoring air quality and assessing personal pollutant exposure in urban settings remain challenging tasks in atmospheric science. As part of this monitoring, low-cost sensors have become increasingly available. This allows […]
Science education, new materialism, natural disaster, and the Anthropocene
Science education must adapt to new ways of thinking about how humans interact with the material world. That is the view of Catherine Milne, professor of science education at New […]
Using superhydrophobic surfaces to reduce marine corrosion
Marine atmospheric corrosion – the effect of seawater and sea air in coastal areas – is costly to our societies in terms of safety, economics, functionality, and cultural heritage. To […]
Monitoring toxic pollutants for better air quality
Air quality is imperative for our and the environment’s health. Research around air quality has been focusing on the monitoring, testing, and investigation of toxic pollutants, such as heavy metals, […]