Natural environment – Page 8
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ResearchAlkaline surprise for acid rain formation
Ammonia can catalyse the hydrolysis of sulfur trioxide to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere
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Hydrothermal vents generate deep-sea currents
Minerals spewed by ocean vents set up redox reactions that allow electrical currents to flow
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Tiny virus batteries remove water pollutant
Metal nanoparticles turn viruses into tiny batteries that reduce toxic compound in just 10 minutes
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Hydrogen peroxide generator could provide millions with clean water
A cheap, transportable reactor produces hydrogen peroxide for water disinfection by electrochemically reducing oxygen
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Wooden windows could make better buildings
Scientists in China have turned wood into a transparent material that could be a replacement for glass
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Squeezing the last of the sulfur from fuels
Simple reaction that removes almost all sulfur from diesel would help to cut emissions that cause acid rain
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Excess VW emissions could cause 1200 deaths
Nitrogen oxides pollution from cars with emissions cheating devices could mean some die a decade earlier
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Cloudy with a chance of catalysis
Simulation of hydrogen bond interactions gives valuable new insights into how acid rain forms
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Human-made minerals add to evidence for Anthropocene epoch
List of minerals that form either directly or indirectly as a result of humanity’s activities offers insights into our impact on Earth’s geology
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Biochar takes the pharmaceuticals out of urine
Method for cleansing waste urine could see it used as a fertiliser
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Film printed by the metre can cool homes without any power
Material can reflect sun’s ray and emit heat for cheap air conditioning
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Ocean chemistry changes triggered Earth's greatest extinction event
The Great Dying 250 million years ago has its roots in the intrusion of deadly sulfide rich waters into oxygenated shallows with lessons for today
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Theory of crack networks helps understand paint ageing
New model could benefit art conservators and geologists
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Electrochemistry cleans up when it comes to metal polluted seawater
Electrochemical technique can trap up to 24% of nickel in metal-rich seawater, in just seven days
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Low phosphorus rice offers fertiliser pollution solution
Silencing gene that directs phosphorus into rice grains could mean cheaper food and healthier rivers
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Atmospheric limestone dust injection could halt global warming
Geoengineering using limestone aerosols would also help to stop ozone layer depletion
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Ozone filling a hole in water disinfection
Ozone generator proves to be healthier alternative to established chlorination technology for small-scale wastewater treatment
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Rising human carbon dioxide emissions offset by plants – for now
Terrestrial sinks are soaking up extra carbon dioxide but scientists warn this won’t go on forever
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Halting the flow of microplastics
Most wastewater treatment plants are unable to deal with small litter particles, researchers find
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Miracle material potential water pollutant
Researchers demonstrate toxic effects of graphene on aquatic life
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