Contamination – Page 3
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BusinessUS derailment highlights continuing chemical rail freight concerns
Three-train crash in Pennsylvania leaked diesel and plastic pellets into waterways
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ResearchEnzyme engineering makes blue denim greener
Environmentally friendlier alternative to indigo dye can now be made at a competitive price
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BusinessUN 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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NewsTrihalomethane levels in Irish drinking water too high, European court rules
Long-term exposure could pose risks to human health and the environment
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ResearchNanoplastics make up around 90% of the plastic particles found in bottled water
Seven different types of plastic detected in three bottled water brands
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BusinessChemicals roundup 2023
Chemical companies entered cost-cutting mode in a year dominated by overcapacity and slow demand
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ResearchHigh mercury levels in tropical birds in Americas blamed on gold mining
Exotic birds are the canary in the gold mine when it comes to mercury pollution and provide warning that other animals, including humans, affected
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NewsFisheries agency concludes it’s ‘very unlikely’ pyridine behind UK crustacean deaths after new tests
Cause of mass die-offs in late 2021 and early 2022 still a mystery
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NewsUS moves to regulate tyre chemical that was found to have killed salmon
The final rule, expected by the end of 2024, will require manufacturers and importers of 6PPD to turn over unpublished health and safety studies
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OpinionThe PFAS problem in everyone’s back yard
Communities around the world will have to get to grips with a new pollution problem that will cost billions to address
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NewsRSC calls on UK government to take action on PFAS levels in tap water
New analysis reveals more than a third of rivers in England and Wales have medium or high levels of fluorinated compounds
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NewseBay faces fines of up to $2 billion for unlawfully selling ‘rolling coal’ devices
Devices that bypass diesel vehicle emission controls allow drivers to emit clouds of black exhaust
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BusinessChemours is responsible for PFAS pollution, Dutch court rules
Interim decision holds DuPont spin-off liable for environmental damage caused by historical emissions from Dordrecht plant
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NewsTwo year clean-up of Scottish beach clears radioactive material from second world war planes
Multi-million pound operation removed over 6000 particles of highly radioactive radium-226 and associated radionuclides
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ResearchHow human recreation alters river chemistry
Analytical chemists identify cocaine, pharmaceuticals and sunscreen ingredients in a Colorado river
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ResearchSpace dust has more organic contamination than the average US home
First ever analysis of persistent organic chemicals in the International Space Station’s air could guide future spacecraft design
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NewsMobile mass spec provides new insight into pollutants released by East Palestine train derailment
Acrolein levels at Norfolk Southern train derailment site in late February were up to six times higher than normal
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NewsThe subterranean chemistry that explains India’s groundwater contamination
Complex interplay of factors has led to elevated levels of arsenic, uranium and fluoride in drinking water, making the country’s poorest citizens sick
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NewsFirst draft of a global treaty to curb plastic pollution expected by November
The first draft should lead to a legally binding international agreement, possibly by the end of 2024
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BusinessChemical firms kept data on PFAS health hazards secret
Documents suggest that DuPont and 3M had evidence of PFAS toxicity but suppressed the findings