Persistent organic pollutants are a group of hazardous synthetic chemicals that resist environmental degradation, leading to their long-term presence in various ecosystems. These compounds include a ...

The IAEA is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) for developing radiation technologies for treatment of Emerging Organic Pollutants (EOPs) for the period 2019-2023. EOPs are a new ...

A new study found that in a marine environment, microplastics absorb and concentrate toxic organic substances and thus increase their toxicity by a factor of 10, which may lead to a severe impact on ...

In developing countries, a large number of retired industrial parks require economical and effective risk assessment and remediation. Assessing the comprehensive risk of large retired industrial parks ...

Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Hungary, Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Malaysia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Tunisia, Türkiye, United States of America ...

Joining the global effort to curb air pollution, researchers have developed computational tools to accurately assess the footprint of certain organic atmospheric pollutants. Their simulation could ...

A new study has found that interactions between microplastics and organic pollutants in aquatic environments can increase the toxicity of microplastics by a factor of 10. The researchers found that ...

Organic contaminants from industrial wastewater are making their way into the environment and threatening the health of humans and wildlife. Traditional wastewater treatment methods do not effectively ...

In a recent article published in the journal Materials, researchers presented a novel approach to environmental remediation through the development of a TiO 2 /Carbon/Ag nanocomposite synthesized ...

SOME PERSISTENT organic pollutants (POPs) can reach high concentrations in humans and other air-breathing animals even though they don't bioaccumulate in fish, according to a study by Canadian ...