Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a noxious gas commonly found in wastewater due to the breakdown of organic materials by bacteria under anaerobic conditions. Not only...
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Decomposition Rates in Waterways Get Faster Now; That May Threaten Biodiversity and Worsen Climate Change
Decomposition of organic matter in rivers and streams all over the world is speeding up, and humans may be the culprit. That’s what a...
Here Come the Biodegradable Microplastics! Will It Be Better for the Environment?
In this day and age, who isn’t familiar with microplastics? The nearly indestructible bits of plastic that break off from common plastic items? As...
Trash Hermits: More Hermit Crabs Favor Plastic Waste as Their Homes
Think of hermit crabs. Some images that we have are those little critters coming out of their shells to move to larger ones. But nowadays,...
Study Reveals That in the Future, There Might Be Significant Waves of Invasive Species
Alien species that are destructive and wiping out the native ones have been a persistent problem in many parts of the world. Are we to...
Overtourism: Does Its Economic Growth Outweigh the Negative Impacts?
We’ve done mass tourism, then at some point it went to no tourism, and now we’ve done it again. From worrying about not getting money...
Scientists Have Made Sponges to Soak Microplastics – Will It Make a Dent?
Sponges have been our go-to for countless tasks throughout our lives and not just for cleaning stuff. It’s all thanks to their ability to capture...
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...
Indonesia’s Plastic Pollution: The Problem and the Efforts so Far
Indonesia, a country that’s so rich in beautiful nature, culture, and history, is now unfortunately one of the largest contributors to marine plastic pollution in...
Belgium Is Cleaning Way Water with Human Recycled Hair
Going back from beauty salon, what becomes the main attention must be the new hair style that we have. But what about the clipped hair...