Battery Metals from the Deep Sea: Using Industrial Ecology for Comparative Analysis of Impacts with Terrestrial Mining - Environmental Science: Advances (RSC Publishing) Growing global demand for industrial metals is driving emergent interest by companies and countries in mining minerals from the deep seabed, specifically to develop batteries. Oceanic mining companies have particularly noted that polymetallic nodules with manganese, nickel, cobalt and copper are well-suited HOT articles from Environmental Science: Advances Environmental Science: Advances Recent Review Articles Battery Material Mining and Recycling: Environmental Impacts, Challenges and Green Solutions

𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 🔥
Battery Metals from the Deep Sea: Using Industrial Ecology for Comparative Analysis of Impacts with Terrestrial Mining (Ali 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
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Nocturnal vertical gradients in O3, PAN and PAA in a boreal forest: the role of chemical reactions, deposition and entrainment The complex interplay between different processes (physical losses, chemical losses and entrainment) defines the vertical gradient of many trace gases in forested environments. Despite this, height-resolved measurements of trace gases within a forest canopy are scarce. We present measurements of O3, PAN (peroxy ace

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 🔥
Nocturnal vertical gradients in O3, PAN and PAA in a boreal forest: the role of chemical reactions, deposition and entrainment (Anderson, Crowley 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
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Machine learning-driven QSAR models for prediction of Metabolic mechanisms and Thyroid hormone disrupting effects of emerging pollutants in human body: a case study of Bisphenol analogues - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (RSC Publishing) Research on theoretical prediction methods for the reaction mechanisms and thyroid hormone disrupting effects of emerging pollutants in human body faces significant challenges. The application of in silico methods utilizing machine learning is increasingly recognized as an effective strategy to address the m HOT articles from Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts

𝙀𝙎: 𝙋𝙄 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🤩
Machine learning-driven QSAR models for prediction of Metabolic mechanisms and Thyroid hormone disrupting effects of emerging pollutants in human body: a case study of Bisphenol analogues (Zhang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.)➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/Cont... #EnvSci

NCSE supports Illinois climate conference that draws nearly 500 teachers | National Center for Science Education

Recently, NCSE had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending a Chicago-area climate conference, Climate of H.O.P.E. Read all about it here! ncse.ngo/ncse-supports-illinois-c... #edusky #climateaction #envsci

We've been reminiscing on the evolution of our automated depth sampler, Ascension. Since 2020, we've been upgrading the instrument's design to ensure the highest efficiency. Today, Ascension serves freshwater and marine microplastic pollution and biodiversity applications.

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Understanding Transmission and Infections of Respiratory Syncytial Virus through Wastewater-Based Epidemiology † - Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology (RSC Publishing) Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an effective tool for tracking community circulation of respiratory viruses. We address a scientific gap that takes measured wastewater viral load of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and estimate the effective reproduction number and the number of infections in the pop HOT articles from Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology

𝙀𝙎: 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 & 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 ❤️‍🔥

Understanding Transmission and Infections of Respiratory Syncytial Virus through Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (Ensor 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Cooking aerosols in all-electric flat and studio accommodations: event-scale emissions, transport, and exposure assessments using low-cost sensors Cooking generates short and intense pollutant spikes in indoor environments, while event-scale dynamics studies in compact, all-electric homes are rare. Our observational field study deployed calibrated low-cost sensors (LCSs) to 11 UK flat and studio accommodations, inhabited by occupants with varying cultural bac

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Our automated depth sampler was designed to withstand harsh ocean conditions. Depth, temperature and biofouling are no match for our capabilities. This design also ensures easy deployment in freshwater environments.

Discover Ascension: oceandiagnostics.com/ascension

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Our portable sampler was designed to quickly and easily collect reliable #eDNA in even the most remote environments. Explore the instrument at oceandiagnostics.com/edna-surface...

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Polystyrene Nanoplastic Exposure Promotes Amyloid Misfolding and Metabolic Impairment at Sub-Lethal Doses. A Subcellular Infrared Imaging Study - Environmental Science: Nano (RSC Publishing) Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants with increasing implications for human health. While their presence in human tissues is established, the molecular mechanisms driving their potential neurotoxicity remain unclear. This study investigates the impact of polystyrene ( HOT articles from Environmental Science: Nano

𝙀𝙎: 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 ❤️‍🔥

Polystyrene Nanoplastic Exposure Promotes Amyloid Misfolding and Metabolic Impairment at Sub-Lethal Doses. A Subcellular Infrared Imaging Study (Neves da Silva 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 & 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! ❤️‍🔥

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🔬 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗪𝗖𝗡𝗧𝘀

Exciting news for the nanomaterial and regulatory communities!

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Photochemically Facilitated Todorokite Nanoparticle Formation in Circumneutral pH Environments - Environmental Science: Nano (RSC Publishing) The formation of Mn oxides and their reactivities affect electron flows and important redox-sensitive element cycles in nature. Thus, understanding the formation of nano-Mn oxides provides critical information about Earth’s redox systems. Natural Mn oxides mostly occur with both layered and large tunneled (t HOT articles from Environmental Science: Nano

📢 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!

Photochemically Facilitated Todorokite Nanoparticle Formation in Circumneutral pH Environments (Jun 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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New York decides to require instruction in climate change | National Center for Science Education

A piece of good news from New York! Climate change instruction will soon be required in public schools. ncse.ngo/new-york-dec...
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Spectroscopic investigation of the effects of simulated open waste burning on the functional and surface chemistry of commercial polystyrene We studied the spectroscopic changes of polystyrene (PS) plastic used for commercial food packaging after thermal oxidation. Thermal oxidation of plastic in the environment occurs during open waste burning (OWB), urban wildfires, and even the serving of hot food. Environmental thermally oxidized plastics are unders

𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🤩
Spectroscopic investigation of the effects of simulated open waste burning on the functional and surface chemistry of commercial polystyrene (Hurd 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont... #EnvSci

PFAS reduction during biosolids drying correlates to initial moisture content and is accompanied by detection of PFAS in dryer condensate Land application of biosolids has come under scrutiny for its potential to convey PFAS. Some water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) have been forced to choose between implementing more extensive biosolids treatment technologies to achieve regulatory limits or altering their biosolids handling approach. Many nov

𝙀𝙎: 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍 & 𝙏 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🌊❤️‍🔥
PFAS reduction during biosolids drying correlates to initial moisture content and is accompanied by detection of PFAS in dryer condensate (McNamara 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Characteristics of ‘early adopters’ of water treatment capacity needed to remove PFAS and other emerging contaminants in the United States Past work shows exposures to drinking water contaminants can differ among regions with varying sociodemographic composition, in part due to disparities in siting of pollution sources. Drinking water treatment by reverse osmosis, ion exchange, or activated carbon has been recommended by United States (US) regulatory

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Possibilities and Limitations of AFM-IR to Detect Nanoplastic Particles in the Atmosphere - Environmental Science: Nano (RSC Publishing) Potential impacts of nanoplastic particles (NPs) on human health through cellular uptake following inhalation have raised increasing concern. However, detection and quantification of atmospheric NPs remain challenging because most analytical methods lack either the spatial resolution or the chemical specific HOT articles from Environmental Science: Nano

Possibilities and Limitations of AFM-IR to Detect Nanoplastic Particles in the Atmosphere (Kaegi 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

#Nanoscience #EnvironmentalScience #EnvSci
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Home | Official website of UN World Wildlife Day Join us for #WWD2024 on 3 March 2024 in Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation

Learn more about World Wildlife Day here: wildlifeday.org/en

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Diaterpenylic acid acetate (DTAA): characterization and OH oxidation in atmospheric chambers Diaterpenylic acid acetate (DTAA) (C10H16O6) is a later-generation biogenic secondary organic aerosol (OA) component, formed during the oxidation of first-generation products of monoterpenes such as α-pinene, and β-pinene. Identified in aerosol in terrestrial and forested environments, DTAA is a product of t

Diaterpenylic acid acetate (DTAA): characterization and OH oxidation in atmospheric chambers (Pandis 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.)➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Revealing discrepancies in potential driving factors of particulate-bound mercury between urban and suburban sites in a Southeast Asian megacity using a generalized additive model Particulate-bound mercury (PBM) plays a critical role in atmospheric mercury (Hg) cycling, yet its complex spatiotemporal variability and potential driving factors remain insufficiently understood, particularly in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region. This study reported year-round (May 2022 to April 2023) data o

Revealing discrepancies in potential driving factors of particulate-bound mercury between urban and suburban sites in a Southeast Asian megacity using a generalized additive model (Nguyen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.)➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Atmospheric brown carbon from biofuel pyrolysis: comparative analysis of dung and wood sources Brown carbon (BrC), a class of light-absorbing organic compounds produced during biomass burning, plays an important role in atmospheric radiative transfer and air quality. However, accurate representation of BrC in atmospheric models remains limited by insufficient understanding of its complex molecular com

Atmospheric brown carbon from biofuel pyrolysis: comparative analysis of dung and wood sources (Laskin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.)➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Impact of particle phase state on the competition between condensation and coagulation The evolution of particle size distribution of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) is influenced by condensation and coagulation. Amorphous semisolid and glassy states in SOAs cause kinetic limitations for condensational growth, but the impact of these phase states on the competition between condensation and c

Impact of particle phase state on the competition between condensation and coagulation (Shiraiwa 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.)➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Localized pollutant emission increases in China due to COVID-19 lockdowns Previous studies reported significant decreases in pollutant emissions across industrialized countries during COVID-19 lockdowns in the spring of 2020. However, high-resolution inverse modeling of satellite observations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by the TROPOMI instrument reveals significant increases in nitr

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 ❤️‍🔥

Localized pollutant emission increases in China due to COVID-19 lockdowns (Wang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.)➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Decarbonising homes and the in-between: Intersections of visible and latent climate-wise housing and mobility - Ambio Effective decarbonisation must be socially equitable and attentive to the capacities of households to adopt and apply new social practices at home and in mobility spaces in-between. Understanding attitudinal landscapes and the dynamics of social recognition and interaction surrounding decarbonisation helps advance technical solutions and reduce consumption. This paper approaches decarbonisation as a “social dramaturgy” of climate-friendly practices and conceptualises the modalities and performances of climate action in public and private spaces, following Erving Goffman’s notions of “front- and backstages”. Analysing a geocoded Finnish survey from 2022 (n = 1446), we compare visible technological solutions with more latent, self-reported energy- and resource-saving practices. By examining how attitudes toward climate change shape beliefs in various solutions, we find that backstage decarbonisation practices align more with climate change concerns, while frontstage practices diffuse more easily. This novel sociospatial approach contributes to debates on the legitimacy of climate action and efforts to curb segregation concurrently.

A study in 'Ambio' shows that decarbonisation depends on both visible technological solutions and less visible everyday energy-saving practices, with hidden “backstage” actions aligning more strongly with climate concern. bit.ly/4kNAfAY @jonivainikka.bsky.social #EnvSci #ClimateChange

Preparation of irregularly shaped, nano-sized, fluorescent microplastic particles for tracing cellular uptake Microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed; however, their behaviour in the environment and within biological tissues remains unclear. Concerns regarding their health risks have outpaced the elucidation of the true impacts of MPs. Previous studies have indicated that the toxicity of MPs depends on their size. Howev

𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🔥

Preparation of irregularly shaped, nano-sized, fluorescent microplastic particles for tracing cellular uptake (Umezawa 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Trace Level Arsenic(III) Ion Detection in Water with Liquid-Gated rGO/GO Field Effect Transistor Based Sensor - Environmental Science: Nano (RSC Publishing) Inorganic arsenic ions in consumable water poses a major threat to human health and well-being. Thus, continuous monitoring of As(III) ions is essential. Most of the graphene transistor uses SiO2 or HfO2 as the common dielectrics and graphene or reduced graphene oxide (rGO) acts as the receptor layers deposi HOT articles from Environmental Science: Nano

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀! 🔥
Trace Level Arsenic(III) Ion Detection in Water with Liquid-Gated rGO/GO Field Effect Transistor Based Sensor (Dey 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Metal nanoparticles in glaciers: occurrence, transport, and implications for freshwater ecosystems Glaciers are critical freshwater reservoirs, yet their vulnerability to emerging contaminants remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated metal nanoparticles (MNPs) in snowpacks and runoffs from five glaciers of the southern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, revealing widespread presence, with Ti NPs and Al NPs predomi

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀! 🔥
Metal nanoparticles in glaciers: occurrence, transport, and implications for freshwater ecosystems (Yao 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Detection of unlabeled nanoplastics within Daphnia magna using enhanced darkfield hyperspectral microscopy The ubiquity of small plastic particles in the environment compels researchers to better understand their ecotoxicity, hence motivating the need for advanced methods to localize plastic particles within whole organisms. Nanoplastics (<∼1 μm) have proven particularly challenging to detect due to their small size, wh

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀! 🔥
Detection of unlabeled nanoplastics within Daphnia magna using enhanced darkfield hyperspectral microscopy (Tufenkji 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.) ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...

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Engineered nanomaterials are advancing rapidly, but how should their waste be managed in research laboratories? @alkefink

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