Researchers detect long-lived biodegradable plastic residues – or microplastics - in agricultural fertilisers produced by industrial biowaste treatment facilities. Biodegradable plastics (BDP) are...
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Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for human, plant and animal life. However, it is also growth limiting, which makes it an important parameter to...
Researchers investigate the influence of meat doneness and fat content on the bioaccessibility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in grilled meats...
Scientists develop a simple and useful method for measuring the concentration of cannabidiol (CBD) and convertible THC in CBD oil. Extracts of...
Simple tests to be carried out by people with minimum training outside laboratories are very much in vogue at the moment with the lateral flow tests...
Biodegradation of chemicals in the environment is an important process governing the fate of waste chemicals and pollutants. Data on these processes...
Toxaphene – a chlorine-based pesticide made up of over 670 different chemicals – is known for its high toxicity, slow degradation and bioaccumulation...
Contamination of food remains an ongoing problem. It can come from the raw material, as in two of these examples, or from the vessels used in the food...
The use of pesticides has increased worldwide over the last century, in an effort to boost the quality and quantity of crops. Although their use is...