Residents must reject single-use plastic and make a conscious effort to segregate waste at source, says an active citizen.

School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China ...

This growth is primarily driven by its extensive application in fertilizer production and increasing demand across industries like chemicals, explosives, and plastics. Nitric Acid Market ...

Increasing levels of nitrate in Ontario’s watersheds including the Grand River is a serious issue for the entire province, says Mayor Kevin Davis. But the mayor is optimistic that solutions can be ...

Plastics have shaped our modern world and changed the way we live. For decades, they have been primarily used in electronics for their excellent insulating properties. But in the 1970s, scientists ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently added segments of five rivers near large Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids to the state's impaired waters list for nitrate — over the repeated ...

Thus, significant sustainable virgin plastic production will still be required to replace losses and meet growing demand. A small proportion can be replaced by natural biopolymers such as cellulose, ...

The report showed hard and film plastics made up 91 percent of collected wastes in Manila Bay, although there was also a 36-percent decrease in the volume of marine litter and a 42-percent reduction ...

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.

Saudi Arabia: 1. The European Union and its allies: 0. As the dust settles on last month’s failed United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution, high-ambition countries in Europe and elsewhere ...

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...