Letting Mother Nature do her job: Bioremediation at Toxic Waste Sites
Photo credit Written by: Amelia Blamey Anthropologists consider waste to be a defining characteristic of civilisation[i]. However, recent centuries have
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The Jiangcungou landfill – China’s sleeping giant
Photo credit Written by: Jim Missen Jiangcungou is home to a 700,00 square meter landfill, with the ability to hold
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Blinded by the light – Impact of light pollution on migratory birds
Photo credit Written by: Bianca Maddox We don’t see it as prominently here in New Zealand, but in the Northern
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Do you hear what I hear? The impact of environmental noise on human health
E-reader description: Image of a large commercial airplane flying very close overhead on a residential street near Heathrow Airport in
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Microplastics: A Short Yarn on Airborne Textiles
Written by: Sebastian Stevens, Master of Environmental Science student Photo credit Plastics waste is a huge problem within our environment
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Clean Air for Avocados – The Price We Pay for International Goods
Written by Magnus Williams, Master of Environmental Science student Photo credit Amongst all imported goods, there is a hidden cost
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Detergents and the environment: A clean lifestyle for a dirty environment
Photo credit Written by: Demi O’Halloran We all like to have a clean house whether we do it ourselves or
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Jumping into caffeinated water: The effect of caffeine on aquatic life
Photo credit Written by: Rosie Caldwell Human consumption of caffeine could be putting aquatic life under stress 3, 4, 5.
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