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ResearchSubsea oil dispersants a success at Deepwater disaster
Dispersant injection near well head at Gulf of Mexico disaster site cut volatile organic chemical emissions significantly
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Research
Catalyst made from plant roots promotes Suzuki reaction
Ecocatalyst recycling strategy could be used to recover precious metal pollutants from contaminated sites
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Research
Computer plastics recycled into toys
Brominated flame retardants found in toys and cup lids
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News
Heavy metal's revenge
Climate change could see levels of toxic mercury rise again even as the world cuts emissions
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News
Perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water of 15 million Americans
Compounds found in 162 water systems from industrial plants, military bases and fire fighter training sites
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News
Scare leads Nasa to supply Virginia town with drinking water
Chincoteague homes being supplied with water after high levels of fluorinated chemicals were detected in space agency’s wells
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Research
Garden centre plants may pose pesticide threat to bees
Insecticides on ornamental UK plants found at levels known to have an impact on pollinators
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Business
Pollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
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Business
US Steel plant spills chromium into waterway
Pipe failure releases 135kg of hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan tributary
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Research
Blue nanoparticles mop up radioactive element
Nanosized Prussian blue formulation removes radioactive caesium from body faster than commercial treatment
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Business
US university sues Dow over pollution
Three hazardous chemicals have infiltrated campus groundwater, and the school wants Dow and others to pay for clean-up
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News
US university offers compensation after groundwater contamination
Leeching of 1,4-dioxane from animal research waste buried in the 1960s and 70s leads Dartmouth College to propose pay-outs for affected households
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Research
Wastewater plant upgrade fixes fish feminisation problem
Gender balance has been restored in a Canadian river by cutting levels of endocrine disruptors
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News
Toxic gas plume spreading across Iraq
Sulfur dioxide from mine fire is responsible for at least two deaths
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Research
Miracle material potential water pollutant
Researchers demonstrate toxic effects of graphene on aquatic life
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Research
Glowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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Opinion
How to warn future civilisations about radioactive waste
Informing future societies about radioactive waste disposal sites is a unique challenge
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News
Russian nickel company takes blame for ‘river of blood’
Norilsk Nickel claim iron salt leak poses no risk to the environment
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UK to ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics
Fears for health of marine ecosystems mean ban is expected by end of 2017
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Explainer: why are chemical dispersants used in oil spills?
When and how the latest generation of dispersants are used in marine disasters
