THE upside of the coronavirus pandemic is a greater awareness of biodiversity or species of plants and animal conservation.

Experts have continued to stress the ur­gent need for improved sanitation and hygiene to end open defecation in Nigeria . Sadly, only 37 million (18 percent) Nige­rians out of the over 200 million ...

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Mongolia has reported at least 44 cases of human tick-borne diseases since the start of the year, according to the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), which provided an update on Friday.

Slices of wood can act as water filters that remove bacteria and microplastics with more than 99 per cent efficiency, potentially offering a cheap way to protect people from water-borne illnesses.

Waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) have garnered increasing interest in recent years due to the growing demand for environmentally friendly materials. The unique phase-separated morphologies ...

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Polymeric and Soft Materials Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, No. 2055, Yan’an Street, Changchun 130012, P. R ...

The health and economic burdens associated with waterborne disease in Australia remain unknown with no national system of surveillance and reporting. In 2014, a National Framework for Communicable ...