Category Environmental Science

Dogs are in the air

Do dogs change the air around us? Daily life as a mammal causes emissions to be released into the atmosphere. Humans, for example, breath out carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds, while shedding skin cells and releasing ammonia. Although we…

Removing nanoscale plastics

[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 5th September 2025] Microplastics are increasingly coming to public attention as harmful contaminants that accumulate in environments and food chains. However, micron-sized particles (1μm – 5 mm) may not be the most concerning type of…

Looking inside a cat’s diet

[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 8th August 2025] To mark international cat day, I’m sharing a paper published last week in Environmental Science & Technology that explores how the lifestyle of a cat impacts the microorganisms found in its gut.…