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Project with Prof. Menrad on alternatives to peat-based potting soil in hobby gardening funded: Peat-free gardening, protecting the climate
Although they make up only three percent of the land area, peatlands worldwide bind more carbon than all the forests on Earth combined. When peatlands are drained for peat extraction, this carbon is released into the atmosphere in the form of…
Biodiversity to the rescue of “green” hydrogen for fuel cells
The development of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels still faces a number of technological hurdles. In a new article, scientists from the Professorship of Electrobiotechnology at TUM Campus Straubing and from CNRS Marseille have developed an…
Study reveals new risks to animal health and food safety: Microplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen – the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study.
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