Toxic fumes have sickened nearby residents. Lawmakers and activists say the blaze is an indication of the country’s ...

A Lake Charles recycling plant may be spilling scrap material into the Calcasieu River, and state and federal agencies say there is no permit authorizing it ...

The urinash process offers a novel approach to fertilizer production, converting waste into green ammonia and calcium ...

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The distribution of antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) in environmental soil is greatly affected by livestock and poultry manure fertilization, the application of manure will lead to antibiotic ...

The most common method of measuring urease activity is to add a colorimetric assay agent for ammonia (e.g., Nessler’s reagent) to a solution of hydrolyzed urea. The absorbance of the solution at a ...

Hazardous pollutants in agricultural soil and their entry into the food chain are a major threat to both food safety and security. This special issue will focus on the effects and potential ...

In the last two decades, developments in the area of biomineralization has yielded promising results making it a potentially environmentally friendly technique for a wide range of applications in ...

Researchers in South Africa are taking recycling to the extreme. In what they're calling a first, they’ve found a way to make building bricks out of human urine. The so-called bio-bricks might sound ...

University of Cape Town researcher Suzanne Lambert has created a zero-waste building material made with human urine, which hardens at room temperature, as an alternative to environmentally taxing kiln ...