Asthma More Common Among Children Born to Mothers Exposed to Pollutants

Asthma More Common Among Children Born to Mothers Exposed to Pollutants

Persistent organic pollutants affect children while they are still in the womb

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 17th, 2013
Microbes Double as Mini Power Plants, Produce Electricity from Sewage

Microbes Double as Mini Power Plants, Produce Electricity from Sewage

These so-called wired microbes generate electricity by digesting plant and animal waste

Organic Pollutants Are Accumulating in the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau

Organic Pollutants Are Accumulating in the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau

Some of the POPs found in these regions are resistant to breakdown, researchers warn