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New Study Shows Legacy of DDT in Lake Ecosystems
The pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) persists in remote lakes at concerning levels half a century after it was banned, according to the findings of a...
Rose Inspires the Design of a New Water Purification Device
The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold...
Rio Tinto Launches Study to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts on Fish...
Rio Tinto, a mining and metals company, has launched a project that will evaluate the impacts of climate change on three fish populations in...
Canada Home to Vast Majority of North America’s Remaining Longest and...
Just over one-third (37 per cent) of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature.
Of those found in...
Researchers Harness Sunlight to Remove Hydrogen from Wastewater
Hydrogen is a critical component in thousands of common products, from plastic to fertilizers, but producing pure hydrogen is expensive and energy intensive. Now,...
New Research Estimates Economic and Emissions Impacts of AI Adoption
Research by PwC UK estimates the economic and emissions impact of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the water, agriculture, energy, and transport sectors.
PwC UK’s...
Review Shows Rapid Urbanisation Increasing Pressure on Rural Water Supplies
An international team of researchers has carried out the first systematic global review of water reallocation from rural to urban regions. They found that...
Study Examines How Tracking Sludge Flow Can Help Design Better WWTPs
A new way of tracking how sewage sludge flows during thermal treatment could help engineers design better wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and boost production...
Report Identifies Ways to Protect Homes from Basement Flooding
With the right information and often for less than $250, homeowners can protect their homes from the increasing risks of basement floods, according to...
Research Suggests Behavioural Nudges can Increase Water Conservation
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) found that rather than giving people general information about the importance of saving water, emphasising the...
