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A team of international scientists has invented a substitute for synthetic chemicals, called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances), which are widely used in everyday products despite being hazardous to health and the environment.
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University of Bristol
Scientists make water-repellent breakthrough to replace toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Until now, it was believed fluorine – the element in such products which forms a highly effective barrier between substances like air and water, making them water repellent – could not easily be replaced because of its unique properties.
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Proposed NASA budget cuts will be devestating, will effectively end our leadership in space science - as good time to reach out to legislators and family/friends. This is really really bad.
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Ars Technica
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
“This would decimate American leadership in space.”…
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Unsafe driving during school drop offs at ‘unacceptable’ levels - Double parking, not obeying traffic controls and other unsafe behavior witnessed at 98% of schools studied. Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger.
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#SchoolDropOffs #UnsafeDriving #ChildSafety #TrafficAwareness #CommunityResponsibility
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Taylor & Francis Newsroom
Unsafe Driving During School Drop Offs at ‘Unacceptable’ Levels
Double Parking, Not Obeying Traffic Controls and Other Unsafe Behaviour Witnessed at 98% of Schools Studied Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed…
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Pharmaceutical contaminants are an emerging global concern, with over 900 substances now detected in waterways worldwide. A new study shows that environmental levels of clobazam — a drug for anxiety and sleep disorders — influences river-to-sea migration success in wild juvenile Atlantic salmon.
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Science
Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Despite the growing threat of pharmaceutical pollution, we lack an understanding of whether and how such pollutants influence animal behavior in the wild. Using laboratory- and field-based experiments across multiple years in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar;...
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