Albania's waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods
Tirana, Albania (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
As flooding receded in parts of Albania on Tuesday, the Balkan nation's polluted waterways are being blamed for worsening the impacts amid fears that floodwaters filled with plastic waste could reach the Adriatic Sea. ... more
Corn cob biochar filters pull ammonia and micro and nanoplastics from water
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026
Researchers at the University of Delaware have transformed discarded corn cobs and other agricultural byproducts into high performance biochar filters that capture both ammonia and tiny plastic part ... more
Smart biochar sorbents target persistent pollutants in complex water streams
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2026
Scientists are combining molecular imprinting technology with biochar to build sorbent materials that can recognize and bind specific pollutant molecules with high selectivity. Biochar, produced by ... more