2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (524+ words) Every year, the world brews billions of cups of coffee, and almost all of the spent grounds end up in landfills, where they slowly decompose and release methane....

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (672+ words) Synthetic dyes are among the most stubborn pollutants humanity releases into rivers and groundwater, and azo dyes—the largest class, defined by their characteristic nitrogen–nitrogen double bond—account for an estimated 60 to 70 percent of global colorant production....

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (608+ words) A sweeping synthesis of more than a quarter-century of research has concluded that biochar, the charcoal-like material produced by heating organic waste in the absence of oxygen, could become one of the most powerful tools available to Mediterranean farmers facing…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (654+ words) Every year, the potato processing industry in the United States generates enormous quantities of peel waste, a wet, starchy, and fibrous byproduct that most facilities pay to dispose of. A new study published in Waste and Biomass Valorization suggests that…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (684+ words) Crystal violet has been dyeing fabrics, ink cartridges, and biological specimens for more than a century, but its dark purple color conceals a darker truth. The cationic triphenylmethane compound is mutagenic, carcinogenic, and cytotoxic, and because of its chemical stability…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (825+ words) Radioactive cesium is one of the most stubborn contaminants in the nuclear waste stream. It slips through the concrete vaults meant to hold it, largely because ordinary cement simply does not bind this single-charged, bulky ion very well. Now, a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (657+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Groundwater contamination is a growing global challenge, but predicting how pollutants behave underground remains difficult....