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Deep Dive into Plastic Monomers, Additives, and Processing Aids

Environmental News Bits

Environmental Science & Technology 55(13), 9339-9351. 1c00976 Abstract: A variety of chemical substances used in plastic production may be released throughout the entire life cycle of the plastic, posing risks to human health, the environment, and recycling systems.… DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00976

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Our toilets can yield excellent alternatives for widespread polluting fertilizers

Frontiers

Scientists show that the yield of cabbages grown on soils supplied with two modern nitrified urine fertilizers recycled from human urine is approximately equal to the yield when soils are fertilized with commercial vinasse. The first NUF was Aurin , recently approved for use in human agriculture in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Austria.

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EPA And Lincoln University Expand Partnership To Include Department Of Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency and Lincoln University announced they re-signed their 2018 Memorandum of Understanding to enhance research, teaching, outreach, career development and stewardship in environmental sciences. The 2023 agreement was expanded to include the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection).

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NOAA Grant To Chesapeake Bay Foundation Will Boost Environmental Education In Harrisburg Region Intermediate Unit

PA Environment Daily

The $282,000 B-WET grant is for three years, and environmental science program decisions will be made by local educators. Related Articles: -- DEP/PROP: Study Shows Growth in K-12 Students' Recycling Knowledge; 1988 Recycling Law Updates Needed [PaEN] -- MCall: Lehigh Valley H.S. Student Headed To U.S.

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Even After Rain and Snow: What a Drought Watch Means for the Northeastern Region’s Ecosystems 

Academy of Natural Sciences

“Furthermore, if those streams are not connected to larger tributaries or rivers, this drying up can impact the important macroinvertebrate larvae and nymphs, such as snails, crayfish, worms, who live in those particular streams,” explains Tanya Dapkey, Macroinvertebrate Section lead in the Patrick Center for Environmental Research.

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Recharge net metering (ReNeM) provides win-win-win for groundwater agency, landowners, & sustainable groundwater management

Legal Planet

Only narrow instances of increased recycled water deliveries and improvements in irrigation efficiency cost less. Results showed that, at $570 per acre foot of water, ReNeM cost less than all other management options at the Pajaro Valley’s disposal. These include both surface water storage and other groundwater recharge efforts.

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Reuse, Rewear, Repair

Academy of Natural Sciences

FABSCRAP is a one-stop shop for fashion students, crafters, designers and quilters to find suitable recycled fabrics for their projects you can also donate your own materials to be reused in other ways! Consignment shops, thrift stores, antique stores, used furniture stores and estate sales abound in the Philadelphia region.

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