Aloe vera plant peels, typically discarded as agricultural waste, have been discovered by scientists to have insect-repelling properties. Meaning that they can serve as a...
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Restoring Urban Waterways Leads to Positive Results; We Should Do It More
Humans need water and not just for drinking—this is one of the many reasons why we build settlements near rivers or creeks. However, as we...
New Research Found a Way to Get Clean Water Via Solar-Powered Gel Filters
Us who are living in some parts of the world don’t think about water too much and almost take it for granted. But we know...
Can We Use Plants to Filter Wastewater? Apparently Yes
Wastewater is one of the many problems that we need to have a better solution of. After all, the bad things in it which are...
Phosphate Pollution is A Problem, but Now We can Remove and Reuse It
We know that the aquatic life can’t breathe when there’s algae blooms. What causes them is phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes, and other waterways. When...
From Sea Grass Change to Meth-Addicted Trout: See How Pollution Affects the Wildlife
Pollution can happen in many things. And as we know, human made pollution can harm the wildlife, land or water. Now, while noise pollution is...
Thanks to Engineers, Cleaning Up Water Pollution May be Done with Sunlight
While having the capability to harm us humans, sunlight gives us plenty of the good stuff too, like free vitamin D, crops to eat, and...
Did You Know? Pig Farming Can Be More Environment-Friendly Now
Pig farming industry in Japan, particularly in Okinawa, has earned appreciation and respect from its people. The reason being that this industry has a large...
Salt-tolerant Bacteria can Turn Waste Sludge into Bioplastics
Being a big country, United States generates about 7 million tons of sewage sludge annually. It’s true that some of this waste becomes manure and...
Apparel Industry Combating Denim Water Use Problems
Water is a crucial part in every creature’s life. With the high number of demands, only 3 per cent of freshwater available in the world...