This new sensor can detect mercury ions with just a tap

This new sensor can detect mercury ions with just a tap

Although many measures are in place to prevent contamination, pollutants, such as mercury and lead, can still end up in the environment. Sensing them often requires complicated processes, but what if you could detect them with the tap of a fingertip? Researchers have now developed a self-powered nanosensor that can discover small amounts of mercury … Read more

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean East Palestine train derailment

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean East Palestine train derailment

The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to clean up the site of its derailment on Tuesday, nearly three weeks after the company’s train leaked toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. Federal regulators stepped in to ensure Norfolk Southern exhausts all available measures to sanitize the air and water contaminated during the Feb. 3 train … Read more