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Wildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air Pollutants

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jan 6, 2022
2 min

Wildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air Pollutants

SCIENTIFIC AMERICA - POLLUTION The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone....

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Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Dec 21, 2021
2 min

Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads

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Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination

Alchemist

Dec 18, 2021
2 min

Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination

Lengthy experiment demonstrates potential benefits from cutting air pollution. Science 15 DEC 2021 12:20 PM BYERIK STOKSTAD Mercury...

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Alchemist

Dec 14, 2021
2 min

Congratulations Spain

Dec. 13, 2021 the Government of Spain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 137th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...

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Alchemist

Dec 14, 2021
2 min

Congratulations Australia

Dec. 7, 2021 the Government of Australia deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 136th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...

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Alchemist

Dec 7, 2021
2 min

Environmental Impact of Salmon Farming

OneGreenPlanet By Yasmina Achlim Many omnivores may consider salmon a healthy part of their diet, but the reality is there is nothing...

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The Chlorpyrifos Ban Is a Win for Science—and Children

Alchemist

Dec 3, 2021
3 min

The Chlorpyrifos Ban Is a Win for Science—and Children

NRDC advocates and our partners spent decades fighting against a highly toxic pesticide that harms kids, farmworkers, and their families....

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"It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river"

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Dec 3, 2021
2 min

"It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river"

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Air pollution is cutting more years from people's lives than smoking, war or HIV/AIDS

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Sep 1, 2021
2 min

Air pollution is cutting more years from people's lives than smoking, war or HIV/AIDS

| By Sheena McKenzie, CNN | | Updated 5:47 PM ET, Wed September 1, 2021 | The report's authors said that air pollution was primarily...

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A Fragile Stage: Air Pollution's Impact on Newborns

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jun 25, 2021
2 min

A Fragile Stage: Air Pollution's Impact on Newborns

Exposure to outdoor (ambient) and indoor (household) particulate air pollution places our youngest infants at increased health risk. A...

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Leaching gold with cassava: An option to eliminate mercury use in artisanal gold mining.

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jun 24, 2021
2 min

Leaching gold with cassava: An option to eliminate mercury use in artisanal gold mining.

| Journal of Cleaner Production | Volume 311, 15 August 2021, 127531 | | P. Torkamana, M. M. Veiga, L. R. P. de Andrade Lima, L .A....

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The Devastating Cost of an Indonesian Export

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jun 6, 2021
3 min

The Devastating Cost of an Indonesian Export

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Air pollution kills 600,000 children each year according to the WHO.

Alchemist

Feb 10, 2021
1 min

Air pollution kills 600,000 children each year according to the WHO.

Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organization...

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Mercury (II) Binding Activity of Vegetable and Fruit Juices: Identifying Potential Detoxifying Juice

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jan 15, 2021
2 min

Mercury (II) Binding Activity of Vegetable and Fruit Juices: Identifying Potential Detoxifying Juice

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Mercury has an atmospheric lifetime of around a year University of Oxford earth scientists report

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jan 7, 2021
2 min

Mercury has an atmospheric lifetime of around a year University of Oxford earth scientists report

| University of Oxford | Influencing global policy on mercury University of Oxford earth scientists with diverse expertise have combined...

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UK Super Rock Star Robbie Williams 'almost died' from mercury poisoning over seafood habit

Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)

Jan 6, 2021
2 min

UK Super Rock Star Robbie Williams 'almost died' from mercury poisoning over seafood habit

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