Environmental monitoring – Page 6
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NewsEarth’s limits pushed by chemical pollution as UN environment meeting nears
Plastic and chemical production has overtaken our ability to control it, study finds
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ResearchWorldwide wastewater analysis reveals rise of designer drugs during lockdowns
Replacement of banned mephedrone found for the first time in New Zealand over 2020 Christmas period
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ResearchRising ozone pollution threatens east Asia’s cereal crops
Losses of wheat, rice and maize add up to $63 billion every year
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ResearchSignificant levels of PFAS found in antifogging sprays and cloths for glasses
High levels of PFAS chemicals, including two largely unknown ones, detected in products to demist glasses that have become widely used during the pandemic
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NewsLong-anticipated plan to regulate PFAS chemicals unveiled in US
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances face enforceable drinking water limits and require toxicity tests by industry
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ResearchSunlight transforms plastic into tens of thousands of new compounds
Marine plastics don’t persist forever, sun exposure can break them down into extremely complex chemical compounds in just weeks
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NewsWastewater chemicals shortage may see partially treated effluent flushed into English rivers
Lack of HGV drivers hits supplies of ferric sulfate
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ResearchChemical definition of brine as water could help clear up Chile’s lithium controversy
As evidence grows that lithium mining damages water sources, reclassifying brine as water – rather than as mineral – could empower Indigenous communities to protect their rights and convince mining companies to act more responsibly
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NewsLeaded petrol is finally phased out worldwide
One-hundred years after it was first developed UN hails end of an era as heavy metal is banned in fuel in Algeria
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NewsEPA accused again of compromising chemical safety assessments
Four scientists at EPA’s chemical safety office step up allegations against the agency, saying they’re prohibited from seeking expert colleague input
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NewsEurope raises the bar for carcinogens in artificial turf pitches
Permissible limits for certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to fall 50-fold in 2022
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NewsEfforts underway in Europe to ban PFAS compounds
Five European nations will formally propose to bar the production, trade and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by July 2022
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OpinionThe human cost of inaction on chemical waste
Chemists must press the UN to act and set up a body to deal with the world’s toxic legacy
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NewsUN accused of inaction on international agency to oversee waste and chemicals
Scientists press for swifter progress as Switzerland plans proposal on setting up new body
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NewsScientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews
Environment body’s inspector general asked to probe claims that safety assessments of chemicals, including PFASs, have been ‘improperly altered’ for years
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NewsInside the clean-up of last year’s deadly Beirut blast
German firms hired to handle the 59 contaminated containers in Beirut’s port found hydrochloric, sulfuric, hydrofluoric acids, and more
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NewsCost of tackling PFAS pollution on US military bases expected to reach $2.1bn
Price tag for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl will ‘likely increase significantly’, a congressional report estimates
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ResearchHistorical lead from petrol still poisons London’s air 20 years after its ban
Two decades after leaded petrol was banned in the UK, the toxic metal still hangs around London’s dusty roads – and it’s not going away
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ResearchDeepest ocean trenches hold vast amounts of mercury
Despite only comprising 1% of deep sea areas, sediments in Pacific Ocean trenches contain up to 30% of marine mercury
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OpinionEmbracing the exposome
Analytical research strategies are evolving to keep up with the chemical complexities of our world