Contamination – Page 9
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BusinessPollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
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BusinessUS Steel plant spills chromium into waterway
Pipe failure releases 135kg of hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan tributary
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ResearchBlue nanoparticles mop up radioactive element
Nanosized Prussian blue formulation removes radioactive caesium from body faster than commercial treatment
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BusinessUS 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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NewsUS 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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ResearchWastewater 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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NewsToxic gas plume spreading across Iraq
Sulfur dioxide from mine fire is responsible for at least two deaths
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ResearchMiracle material potential water pollutant
Researchers demonstrate toxic effects of graphene on aquatic life
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ResearchGlowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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OpinionHow to warn future civilisations about radioactive waste
Informing future societies about radioactive waste disposal sites is a unique challenge
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NewsRussian nickel company takes blame for ‘river of blood’
Norilsk Nickel claim iron salt leak poses no risk to the environment
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NewsUK to ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics
Fears for health of marine ecosystems mean ban is expected by end of 2017
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NewsExplainer: why are chemical dispersants used in oil spills?
When and how the latest generation of dispersants are used in marine disasters
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CareersMeet chemistry's emergency hotline
Lifesaving advice is just part a normal day at the office for the staff of the National Chemical Emergency Centre
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NewsNo health effects from chemicals from West Virginia spill
January 2014 leak from Freedom Industries’ site at levels too low to harm people’s health
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OpinionWhy US chemical regulation reform is so welcome
The Toxic Substances Control Act is just the beginning
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NewsPriority pollutants identified in the Great Lakes
The US and Canada are targeting eight chemicals in the Great Lakes deemed dangerous to health or the environment
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NewsToxic legacy of Agent Orange lives on in Vietnam
Scientists are struggling to clean up dioxin-contaminated soil that has been linked to devastating illnesses among thousands of people
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OpinionPlastic not so fantastic
The world has a big problem with small plastics and the time to act is now