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UMass Amherst chemical engineer receives $1.4M NSF grant to create programmable living devices for drinking water contaminant removal

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. — Lauren Andrews, University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor and the Marvin and Eva Schlanger Faculty Fellow in the department of chemical engineering, has received a three-year, $1.4 Credit: UMass […].

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MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food

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MIT engineers have designed a food sensor , made from an array of silk microneedles, that can pierce through the plastic packaging of foods to sample for bacterial contamination and spoilage. Two kinds of specialized “bioinks” react to the bacterial presence and certain pH levels, which respectively detect contamination and spoilage.

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Some food contamination starts in the soil

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Credit: Matt Limmer When most people hear “food contamination,” they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked meat. However, there are other ways for harmful contaminants to be present in food products.

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Multiple indicators of wastewater contamination to shellfish farms

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Food and Drug Administration, tested multiple indicators of wastewater contamination to identify potential sources of contamination […]. A recent study by researchers at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the University of South Alabama, in collaboration with the U.S.

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Conservationists find high DDT and PCB contamination risk for critically endangered California coastal condors

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A new study has found contaminants that were banned decades ago are still imperiling critically endangered California condors. Credit: Courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance A new study has found contaminants that were banned […].

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Opinion: Report: More people should be tested for potential exposure to ‘forever chemicals’

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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) aims to change that. communities. Although researchers have known about the impact of these chemicals for years, there has been little guidance available for clinicians.

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Purifying the air to prevent COVID-19 transmission

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The ensuing months showed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is primarily spread through the air via contaminated droplets, prompting a new wave of air purifying technology. A feature article in Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of […].