Rainforests can buffer rising CO₂ in the short term—but this comes at a cost

Tropical forests are among the world's most important carbon sinks. A new study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), ...
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Microplastics affect global nutrient cycle and oxygen levels in the ocean

The effects of the steadily increasing amount of plastic in the ocean are complex and not yet fully understood. Scientists have now shown for the first time that the uptake of microplastics by ...
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Life Cycle/Cost Assessments of Nutrient Removal Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Report

See EPA 832-R-21-006. The Report was prepared by Eastern Research Group, Inc. The objective of the Report is described as assessing a series of wastewater treatment system configurations designed to ...
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Parasitic fungi infect nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, altering Baltic Sea nutrient cycles

Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) the influence of parasitic fungi on the physiology and survival of cyanobacteria in the Baltic Sea was investigated.
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Climate change is overhauling marine nutrient cycles, UC Irvine scientists say

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 — Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...