With mercury contamination of water a global problem and removal measures often too difficult or expensive in developing countries, experts from Flinders University South Australia have developed a new extraction material capable of quickly binding almost all mercury in polluted water. Tests showed that the sorbent, made entirely from low-cost waste from petroleum, citrus, and…

Dozens of beaches across the United States were forced to close this month following reports of an increase in toxic bacterias contaminating the water. An advisory against bathing at beaches in states nationwide like California, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts and Washington State was issued by health officials this month after they determined swimming…