Water
The latest chemistry news and research on water, including water pollution, water treatment and resource management, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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Research
Mystery of discrepancies in speed of sound in water cleared up by study of ions
Anions and cations found to have wildly different effect on the speed of sound in solutions
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News
US finally gets nationwide regulation of PFAS in drinking water
Long-awaited rule is significantly stricter and covers six PFAS, with a five-year phase in for water utilities
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Webinar
The pivotal role of chemistry in India’s sustainable development
Join us on 5 June to learn how chemistry is playing an important role in shaping the future of sustainable development in India
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Research
Simulations track how MOFs adsorb water, one molecule at a time
‘You can almost drink our water model because it’s so realistic’
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Link
Water at interfaces Faraday Discussion
This Faraday Discussion combines different approaches, both experimental and theoretical, to further our understanding of the fundamental properties of water at interfaces.
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Research
Monitoring PFAS pollutants in king penguins
New insight into how organohalogen pollutants affect seabirds
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Business
3M finalises PFAS settlement with US water suppliers
Court-approved scheme will see up to $12.5 billion to fund cleanup of public drinking water systems
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Research
Model explains why water can freeze at different temperatures
The research could have applications in snowmaking, cloud seeding and beyond
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Feature
The oceans’ climate challenge
Nina Notman speaks to the researchers unpicking the many ways the climate crisis is impacting our oceans – and vice versa
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Feature
The chemists dedicated to making drinking water safer
Across the world, scientists use a variety of techniques to analyse and treat water to ensure it’s safe for us to drink. Julia Robinson talks to some of the people involved
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Feature
Industry’s water sustainability crisis
As the chemical industry decarbonises, will it require more water? Angeli Mehta looks at whether there is enough to go round
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Opinion
Watching the water with the help of citizen scientists
Why we should all be keeping an eye on our water supply
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Opinion
Water isn’t normal
Despite its familiarity, water is a chemical oddity. But that’s what makes it fascinating
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Research
AI could provide new approach to assessing chemical toxicity thresholds in aquatic organisms
Model showed excellent predicative ability and could cut animal testing in pollution research
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Webinar
Clean water innovations: Addressing global challenges
Join us on 30 April to learn how scientists are detecting and cleaning-up contaminated water supplies
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News
The start-ups taking on climate change by extracting carbon dioxide from the sea
Chemistry is at the heart of bold direct ocean capture plans to remove CO2 and sequester it
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Business
UN human rights experts condemn DuPont and Chemours
PFAS discharges from US plant denied community access to safe water, UN advisors assert
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Research
PFAS contamination in Mersey basin among highest in the world, study suggests
Only two watersheds globally have higher yields of PFOS and PFOA
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Webinar
Investigating the behaviour of water at material interfaces
Join us on 25 April to find out about the behaviour of water at the boundaries of materials