Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.
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A new study highlights why airshed-aware systems thinking is crucial to break India’s air-quality governance deadlock.
Acid rain and metals from power plants, vehicles and industries reached remote mountain lakes for years. Evidence from those lakes today shows the success of the Clean Air Act.
Ultrafine particles are approximately one-thousandth the width of a human hair. But because of their tiny size, they are easily inhaled – and typically more dangerous than larger particles.
People living near these industries, as well as emergency responders, often have few details about the chemicals inside. New interactive maps pinpoint the risks.
Scientists who took part in an independent inquiry that refuted the ‘pyridine hypothesis’ faced widespread criticism and distrust from politicians and the media
The geographic setting of hazardous industrial sites in residential areas during apartheid hasn’t transformed since democracy.
South Africa hasn’t successfully developed institutional capacity and the government skills to manage industrial risks to communities and the environment.
The ghosts of our industrial and agricultural past continue to haunt freshwater ecosystems today.
Changes to Australia’s emissions reduction policies may do little more than channel taxpayer money to industry.
As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.
Huon pines in Tasmania have locked up significant amounts of mercury pollution from the state’s mining industrial history. And that can be released back to the atmosphere in bushfires.
New research has cast doubt on the effectiveness of scientific studies monitoring industry impact on rock art in the Burrup Peninsula.
Silicon Valley brought together natural surroundings, suburban homes and futuristic high-tech work. But industrial pollution betrayed the California dream.
Highly-alkaline industrial waste is usually sent to landfill. But while it might be dangerous, it’s also useful.
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