All Waste Management articles – Page 2
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UK government awards £13m for biotechnology research to address environmental challenges
A new research centre, the first of its kind in the UK, is being formed to enhance and develop the natural abilities of micro-organisms in cleaning up our planet.
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Study reveals impact of skin microorganisms on earthworm toxicity in polluted environments
Changes in the community of skin-based microbes correlate more significantly with earthworm toxicity than those in intestinal microorganisms, especially under combined soil contaminations.
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Scientists translate nuclear waste site data into microbial ecosystem insights
A flagship seven-year study explores how environmental stresses influence different ecological processes shaping the composition and structure of microbial communities in groundwater.
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Microplastics affect soil fungi depending on drought conditions
Moisture levels in the soil can impact the effects that microplastic pollution has on soil fungi, according to new research published in Environmental Microbiology, an Applied Microbiology International publication.
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Researchers uncover how tiny plastics threaten our soil and health
A new study has found that both nanoplastics and microplastics alter soil microbes and increase antibiotic resistance. Nanoplastics, due to their small size and large surface area, had a more significant impact, even in small quantities.
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Artificial intelligence predicts the influence of microplastics on soil properties
Scientists used machine learning to reveal how different characteristics of soil microplastics can significantly alter soil properties.
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Threats and resources found in colonies of bacteria and fungi on ocean plastic trash
Scientists have found both potential threats and promising resources in the thriving colonies of bacteria and fungi on plastic trash washed up on Singapore shores.
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Features
The diverse industrial applications of microbial pectinases
With the increasing demand for pectinases, there is a need to enhance production and search for new applications.
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Bioengineered yeast devouring agricultural waste could close carbon circle
Researchers report making modified yeast that can feed on a wider range of materials, many of which can be derived from agricultural by-products that we don’t use known as waste biomass.
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Opinion
Food waste is a vital resource that could be mined to meet food security goals
Achieving sustainable solutions for food and nutritional security is a top global priority at present, with the drive to provide nutritionally balanced food to people around the world, and fulfil the target SDG 2.
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Two biological cleaners break down ‘forever chemicals’
Scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn ’forever chemicals’, giving hope for low-cost biological cleanup of industrial pollutants.
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EC awards €7.65m to develop tools to harness marine microbiome data
The European Commission has awarded €7.65 million in funding to the BlueRemediomics project, which will develop novel tools and approaches to catalogue marine microbiome data and marine culture collections.
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Biogas produced from apple juice waste can minimize use of fossil fuels in industry
A new study shows that the use of bioenergy from apple pomace avoids greenhouse gas emissions, while the bioreactor can also convert the waste vinto organic fertilizer.
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Researchers discover how bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic metal environments
A new study investigates how bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vents can survive and thrive in the presence of highly toxic copper and cadmium.
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Machine learning tool figures out how many people are represented in a wastewater sample
A machine learning model has been developed that uses the assortment of microbes in wastewater to find out how many individual people they represent.
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Features
Pesticide contamination: what can microbiologists do?
Agricultural production of food has more than doubled in the last century, enabled in part by the use of pesticides and other agrochemicals
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Features
Stemming the tide: plastics at Portsmouth
Although the stability of plastics is a major factor in their usefulness, poor waste management at a global level has led to an accumulation in virtually all environmental systems
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Features
Rubbish microbiology: filming The Secret Life of Landfill
Could we potentially identify microbes to help us break down our waste more efficiently?
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