Environmental monitoring – Page 9
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Feature
US water crisis
The problems that the US city of Flint had with its water were just the first drip in a wider problem, finds Sarah Houlton
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Feature
Urban air pollution
Nina Notman meets the chemists breathing fresh air into urban air pollution research
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News
Trump’s cabinet picks worry science community
Selections prompt fears of roll-back on environmental research and mass reorganisations of science agencies
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Research
Halting the flow of microplastics
Most wastewater treatment plants are unable to deal with small litter particles, researchers find
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Careers
Meet 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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News
Tap water of 6 million in the US contains industrial chemicals
Study finds perfluoroalkyl substances exceeding safety limits across the country
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Research
Pigeons used to map lead pollution in cities
Researchers find lead levels in pigeons mirror those of children in New York City
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News
No 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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Research
Metals leaching from discarded cigarettes found along the Persian Gulf
Traces of harmful metals found, but environmental impact remains hazy
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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