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Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Climate change is affecting drinking water quality - Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore...

Biology: Microbiology
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Common wristbands 'hotbed' for harmful bacteria including E. coli, staphylococcus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Routinely cleaning wristbands is generally ignored. New research finds 95 percent of wristbands test...

Ecology: Animals Environmental: Ecosystems
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After Chernobyl nuclear accident: The wild boar paradox, finally solved      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

While the contamination of deer and roe deer decreased over time as expected, the measured levels of ...

Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Water-quality risks linked more to social factors than money      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, m ...

Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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PFAS 'forever chemicals' above drinking water guidelines in global source water      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

PFAS (aka 'forever chemicals') are notoriously difficult to destroy. They've been linked to environm...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Botany Biology: Microbiology
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Natural toxins in food: Many people are not aware of the health risks      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Microbiology Chemistry: Biochemistry
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3D-printed chip sensor detects foodborne pathogens for safer products      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed a new method for detecting foodborne pathogens that is faster, cheaper, a...

Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Geology
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A blue miracle: How sapphires formed in volcanoes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Sapphires are among the most precious gems, yet they consist solely of chemically 'contaminated' alu ...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geochemistry
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Team aims to improve safety of fertilizers made from wastewater sludge      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Fertilizers manufactured from the sludgy leftovers of wastewater treatment processes can contain tra...

Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Some landfill 'burps' contain airborne PFAS      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Many municipal landfills 'burp' gas from decomposing organic matter rather than letting it build up....

Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Trees
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Wooden surfaces may have natural antiviral properties      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can get passed from person to person via co...

Biology: Microbiology
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Grass plants can transport infectious prions - Grass Plants Can Transport Infectious Prions: A New Study Reveals      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Grass plants can bind, uptake and transport infectious prions, according to researchers. Prions are...