Environmental monitoring – Page 10
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News
Priority 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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Opinion
Towards a new plastics economy
Global change is needed to avert disaster, says the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Opinion
The toxic tale of the Flint water crisis
The city’s dilemma highlights serious regulatory failings but demonstrates the empowerment offered by citizen science, explains Mark Peplow
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Feature
A volatile question
VOCs are more than just a man-made problem. Anthony King looks through the wood to the trees
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Research
Snow soaks up pollutants from engine exhausts
Air quality regulators should consider freezing temperatures and snow
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Research
Paper device tracks fracking pollution
Cheap and simple bromide sensor warns if water has been contaminated with fracking fluid
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News
Silicone bracelet set to pick-up on chemical exposure
MyExposome has initiated a fundraising campaign to bring its wristband technology capable of detecting more than 1400 chemicals to the public
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News
Greenhouse gas milestone exceeded
Global carbon dioxide levels have passed 400ppm for the first time, according to new data from the US
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Research
Graphene oxide diversifies soil bacteria
Digging deeper into the environmental impact of nanomaterial contamination
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Research
Google Glass to monitor plant health
Researchers measure plant chlorophyll using leaf images
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Research
Flame retardant levels in San Francisco Bay wildlife falls after phase-out
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in cormorants and terns has fallen by 74-93% in a decade
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Feature
Cleaning up after Fukushima
Chemistry is playing a vital role in helping remove radioactive material from the environment after the 2011 disaster. Clare Sansom reports
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Research
Globetrotting carbon dioxide modelled by Nasa
Nasa’s new climate models visualise the movement of the greenhouse gas
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Research
A chemical time capsule
Tree rings inspire a non-electrical, self-powered device for recording chemical events
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Feature
Digging deep for safer water
Arsenic-laced water is still poisoning millions of people in Asia. Nina Notman looks to see if an end is in sight