Water Analysis – News and Features

Scientists conducting the first generalized US study on public awareness of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, found most Americans do not know what the substances are or have knowledge of any potential associated risks.

All aquatic species in the river mouths flowing into the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean are contaminated with microplastics, with molluscs being the most affected due to their ability to filter water.

Researchers in Turkey have demonstrated how a waste product of wineries can be reused as an ingredient in gelatine-based sweets.

With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

A study based on data gathered between 1969 and 2020 from river systems in 22 European countries is published in the journal Nature.

Manganese is both an essential nutrient and a toxic chemical, exposure to which may be beneficial for verbal learning and memory in early adolescence.

AI analysis shows pollution levels, extreme weather events and increasing temperatures devastate biodiversity in freshwater lakes.

A virus diagnosis device that gives lab-quality results within just three minutes has been invented by engineers at the University of Bath, who describe it as the ‘world’s fastest Covid test’.

The planet’s demand for salt comes at a cost to the environment and human health, according to a new scientific review. The paper revealed that human activities are making Earth saltier, which could pose an “existential threat”.

The high quantities of pesticides used on the soybean crops are thought to be responsible for the country's rising rates of childhood cancers.