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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Phthalates are a widespread environmental pollutant – when consumed, they are known to negatively impact food-web stability, therefore ecological...
Researchers develop a jigsaw-shaped self-assembling peptide hydrogel and demonstrate its potential to regenerate damaged brain tissue after stroke...
Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) have been shown to be effective when treating drinking water to remove micropollutants, including those that are...
Organic matter is prevalent in today’s atmosphere over different continents, but its source is still poorly known. Studying organic material trapped...
Silver is commonly used in its ionic and nanoparticulate forms as a bactericidal agent, offering higher toxicity towards prokaryotic than mammalian...
A new study highlights differences in the contamination profile of natural toxins found in local and retail honey of Italian and foreign origins...
A study offers new insight into the threats from heavy metal pollution on tropical wildlife living within a fragmented landscape of remnant forests...
Heterotrophic plant species that are achlorophyllous and incapable of photosynthesis have been widely studied over the last couple of decades. However...