Detecting microplastics and identifying plant stress at an early stage -- this and much more can now be done thanks to a new method based on near-infrared light measurements. It is inexpensive and ...

Humans have had a significant effect on the natural world. Our activities have had wide-reaching and long-lasting consequences for the planet. Pollutants can be found in all environments, and come ...

The use of chemical decontaminants on animal caging, racks, rooms, common areas, equipment, and supplies can reliably prevent the transmission of infectious organisms. With proper selection of ...

In the pharmaceutical industry, cleanrooms are categorized based on the level of airborne particle concentration necessary to meet the cleanliness standards required for the specific manufacturing ...

Amphibian biodiversity is declining worldwide and collecting information about their habitats and populations via monitoring is vital for conservation efforts. However, it is difficult to accurately ...

Growth in demand for clean water, waste reduction, and environmental safety has driven innovation in sanitary-environmental ...

Cleanrooms aren’t as clean as you may think. New research has found multiple taxonomic groups of microbial signatures that escaped detection by conventional, culture-dependent monitoring methods.

The first Dutch national eDNA workshop marked a turning point in how the Netherlands approaches biodiversity monitoring. Environmental DNA (eDNA)—genetic material left behind by organisms in water, ...

From The Customer-centric Entrepreneur ProjectIn the journey toward transforming Ghana’s plastic waste crisis into an economic opportunity, one principle stands paramount: what gets measured gets ...

A research team has introduced a novel spectral method for monitoring critical nutrient elements in vegetation within karst wetlands—environments ...