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Metal organic frameworks could turn greenhouse gas into 'gold'

TechXplore

Fluorine can be a beneficial ingredient in medicines because of its excellent pharmacological properties, according to Phillip Milner, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). But fluorinated chemicals can be difficult—even dangerous—to work with, requiring complex instrumentation.

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Surprising ways seaweed benefits the environment

Inhabitat - Innovation

This renewable and easily harvestable organism is used for everything from food to spa treatments to a possible COVID-19 medicine. While the news often mentions the terrible things in the sea, such as gyres of plastic and other trash, the oceans also hold an extremely valuable resource: seaweed.

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9 Medicinal Plants With Surprising Anti-Anxiety And Relaxing Benefits

Green Living Guy

The post 9 Medicinal Plants With Surprising Anti-Anxiety And Relaxing Benefits appeared first on Green Living Guy. The prescription medications such as benzodiazepines or beta-blockers can trigger unwanted side effects. Hence, many are looking for a holistic alternative to […].

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GRI and SASB are collaborating. Is that good news for companies?

GreenBiz

For years, corporate reporters — those inside companies responsible for creating sustainability reports and reporting environmental, social and governance data to various other organizations — have been frustrated by what many refer to as an alphabet soup of standards and frameworks: CDP, GRI, IIRC, PRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC and more.

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Micro-pollutant removal product picks up Aquatech Innovation Award

Envirotec Magazine

As the organizers explain: “The Aquatech Innovation Award recognises world-class innovations and technologies that have the potential to disrupt the global water market. Chemical and medicinal residues remaining in wastewater and returned to nature can have a significant negative impact on biodiversity.

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5 Types of Bioplastics: Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Organic, Aliphatic Polyesters

Green Business Bureau

However, such plastics will never fully return to their “natural” organic state, thus they remain a source of pollution, leaking chemicals and micro fragments into the environment. The post 5 Types of Bioplastics: Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Organic, Aliphatic Polyesters appeared first on Green Business Bureau.

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Researchers say chemical cocktail of micropollutants amplified the effect of algal toxins causing mass fish mortality on the River Oder in 2022

Envirotec Magazine

International research team say they have identified more than 120 organic micropollutants and investigated their role in damaging aquatic organisms Tonnes of dead fish, mussels and snails were seen floating on the River Oder (Germany) in early August 2022.

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