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10/22/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Nonprofit group cleaning up plastic waste from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The removal of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now well underway, thanks to the efforts of Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit geared towards cleaning the world’s oceans. The cleanup, made possible by a large device designed by Ocean Cleanup founder and CEO Boyan Slat, successfully captured and held debris ranging from large cartons, […]
03/17/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Stay at home if you have diarrhea: Recreational waterborne diseases like Crypto and Legionnaire’s disease spread via public pools, warned researchers
As tempting as it is to cool off with a dip in the pool – don’t. There may be parasites in the water, as per a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, 7,000 cases of Cryptosporidium infections were recorded within the past decade, adding that the cryptosporidium […]
03/13/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Scientists use cheap plastic lenses to make solar-powered desalination systems more effective
As it turns out, the addition of cheap, plastic lenses can effectively boost the efficiency of solar-powered water desalination systems. This is according to researchers from Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP), who found that by concentrating sunlight into “hotspots” using lenses, they could boost the efficiency of solar-powered membrane distillation desalination systems by more […]
02/14/2020
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By Michael Alexander
How long do you have to boil water for it to be drinkable?
In an SHTF situation, knowing even the littlest of facts can spell the difference between life and death. Or in a normal day, the difference between comfort and the constant need to go to the bathroom. (h/t to DoomAndBloom.net) Take water, for example. Despite its abundance in our surroundings, not every drop of water you […]
12/18/2019
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By Michael Alexander
EXTINCTION approaching: Glowing “blue tears” in China’s seas are TOXIC and steadily growing every year, warn scientists
To tourists and curious onlookers, the sparkling blue glow surrounding Taiwan’s Matsu Islands may look like a scene straight out of a Disney movie. Experts argue, however, that there’s a much darker side to this beautiful sight. “It’s toxic,” Chanmin Hu, an oceanographer at the University of South Florida, said in an interview with Live […]
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