Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Mar 232 minMercury Poisoning| BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM CENTER | Medical Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD | | Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP,...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Mar 152 minAmazon rainforest nears tipping point that may see it become savannah| New Scientist | Environment | 7 March 2022 | | By Adam Vaughan | More than three-quarters of the world's largest rainforest has become...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Mar 82 minAmazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say| BBC | Science | Climate Change | 19 hours ago | | By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent | "The trees are losing health and could be...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Feb 282 minFrom Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation| Mongabay Series: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation, Land rights and extractives | | by Jenny Gonzales on 22 February 2022 | Major...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Feb 252 minPeruvian gold rush turns pristine rainforests into heavily polluted mercury sinks| Eurek Alert| Peer-Reviewed Publication | | Duke University | 28-Jan-2022 | Scientists record the highest levels of atmospheric mercury...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Feb 162 minPrince William's speech at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Showcase in Dubai| Earthshot Prize | 16 February 2022 | “We must make this the decade of the Earthshot. A decade where we all respond with urgency and...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Feb 92 minThe illegal Brazilian gold you may be wearing| BBC News | Latin America & Caribbean | | February 02, 2022 | A special task force in Brazil is conducting raids deep in the Amazon, in...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Jan 261 minU.S. EPA and WHO sign agreement protect the public from health risks of pollutionSource: The World Health Organization | January 22 This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Jan 212 minAir pollution can reach the placenta around a developing baby| Science NEWS HEALTH & MEDICINE | | By Aimee Cunningham | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 AT 4:57 PM | A study of women in Belgium found black carbon...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Jan 202 minChemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists.Guardian Damian Carrington Environment editor Tue 18 Jan 2022 08.00 GMT Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Jan 122 minU.S. emissions and coal generation increased in 2021, threatening Biden's climate goals| Washington Post - The Climate 202 Analysis | By Maxine Joselow with research by Alexandra Ellerbeck | Yesterday at 8:14 a.m. EST The...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Jan 62 minWildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air PollutantsSCIENTIFIC AMERICA - POLLUTION The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone....
alchemist21Dec 23, 20212 minMerry Christmas-Feliz Navidad“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi "La Tierra proporciona lo suficiente...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Dec 21, 20212 minAmazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads| Thomson Reuters Foundation | December 17, 2021 | | 7:54 am Education Latin America Gold | Nearly 60% of tested people in Munduruku...
alchemist21Dec 18, 20212 minExperimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contaminationLengthy experiment demonstrates potential benefits from cutting air pollution. Science 15 DEC 2021 12:20 PM BYERIK STOKSTAD Mercury...
alchemist21Dec 14, 20212 minCongratulations SpainDec. 13, 2021 the Government of Spain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 137th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
alchemist21Dec 14, 20212 minCongratulations AustraliaDec. 7, 2021 the Government of Australia deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 136th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)Dec 3, 20212 min"It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river"| Guardian | | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Wed 24 Nov 2021 17.04 GMT | “They’re making a gram of gold an hour down there,” one...
alchemist21Nov 10, 20212 minGEF PRESS RELEASE Donors pledge $413 million to help most vulnerable cope with climate crisisNovember 9, 2021 In a show of support for those most at risk from climate change, 12 donor governments have pledged $413 million in new...
alchemist21Nov 10, 20212 minClimate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking Water and Alpine EcosystemsScientific America By Elizabeth Miller on November 4, 2021 Hotter, drier mountains leach more metal into streams from abandoned mines and...