Researchers are exploring the remarkable potential of fungal biopolymers, such as chitin, to produce composites and nanomaterials for use in coatings, membranes, packaging and paper. First isolated...
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Due to environmental pollution, rice produced in many regions of the world can contain high levels of lead – posing a serious risk to human health. A...
Researchers create a new biodegradable film that has the added potential to prolong shelf-life and reduce the health risks of packaged poultry...
Surveys of tiny pieces of fragmented plastic – microplastics – have so far largely focussed on marine environments. A new study investigates their...
Analyzing Pollutants In Sperm Whale Blubber As top predators in the food chain, marine mammals are known to accumulate particularly high levels of...
Can Bacteria Help Clean Up Nanoparticles From Wastewater? Silver nanoparticles are being added to a growing number of everyday consumer products, with...
The world is now sitting up and taking action to prevent millions of tonnes of plastic waste ending up in landfill and our oceans. But with many...
Be a superhero of the lab. When running a super green lab make sure you are sensitive to environmental requirements as well as cost & energy...
Microbeads have featured in the news a lot recently, with reports suggesting New Zealand will be the latest country to consider a ban on their use in...