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NewsEurope sets its sights on non-stick and stain-resistant perfluorinated chemicals
EU plans to regulate these compounds as a single class, as action on them stalls in the US
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Research
Uranium compound unearths questions on nuclear waste
Environmental chemists place sub-surface uranium chemistry under the spotlight
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News
Dearth of vital microplastics research on North American fisheries
Most microplastic studies on commercially-important fishery species come from Europe, Asia and South America
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Research
Sewage sampling reveals how rich and poor live
Richer citizens taste for alcohol and poorer ones higher rates of prescription drug use revealed
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Business
Aquaffirm’s enzymatic arsenic sensors
Cheap, disposable electrochemistry test strips help communities steer clear of contaminated wells
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News
India becomes world's largest emitter of sulfur dioxide
Greenpeace study reveals global sulfur dioxide hotspots
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Feature
A persistent perfluorinated problem
PFASs were used in household and industrial products for decades before their harmful health effects and biopersistence came to light. Rebecca Trager investigates a messy situation
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News
Russian role in Europe-wide radiation leak two years ago confirmed
Evidence mounts that Mayak facility was responsible for ruthenium release as ‘satellite crash’ explanation given by Russian officials scorned
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Feature
Firing up an air pollution problem
Wild fires adversely affect air quality nearby and far beyond. Nina Notman investigates this escalating problem
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Research
Helicopter NMR prepares to detect Arctic oil spills
ExxonMobil-funded project readies giant airborne coil for accidents as shipping lanes open up
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News
US air bases blamed for fluorinated pollutants on Japanese island
Diplomatic tensions between the two nations have been stoked by accusations that the US military has polluted Okinawa with PFAS chemicals
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Review
Clearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution
Jamie Durrani reviews Tim Smedley’s new book
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Research
China identified as source of unexpected rise in CFC emissions
New production believed to be responsible for increasing levels of outlawed ozone-depleting chemical
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Feature
The problem of particulate air pollution
Small particles in the air can find their way into the brains of growing children, with seriously unpleasant consequences. Anthony King reports
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Research
Cutting ammonia pollution may lead to more acid rain in China
Any effort to target ammonia should aim to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at the same time
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Research
Chloroform poses new threat to ozone recovery
Models of observational data trace anthropogenic emissions back to China
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Opinion
Evidence in the fake news era
Independent scientific advice is about to collide with partisan politics
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Research
Alarm raised over microplastics in human faeces in first of its kind study
Nine different types of microplastic found in samples across the world could pose health risk
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Research
Banned persistent pollutant still threatens half of killer whales
PCBs in world’s oceans could drive most contaminated populations to extinction
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News
Large scale experiment probes chemistry inside our homes
Dozens of analytical instruments have spent a month observing the chemistry of the air inside a three bed house
