Environmental science – Page 50
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NewsUS plants cut toxic fumes by 56% since 2005
Air releases of hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid by US industrial facilities fell by more than 250,000 tonnes from 2005 to 2015
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FeatureUS 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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FeatureUrban air pollution
Nina Notman meets the chemists breathing fresh air into urban air pollution research
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ResearchNew evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest
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ResearchMetal-guzzling plants harvested to make nanomaterials
Vegetation that cleanses contaminated soil adds to its virtues
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BusinessShell fined $22m for drinking water contamination
Jury rules in favour of US city of Clovis over 1,2,3-trichloropropane contamination, while rejecting punitive damages
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ResearchLow level manganese fumes ups welders' Parkinson’s risk
The greater the exposure of welders to airborne manganese, the more quickly symptoms of Parkinson’s disease progress
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ResearchLow phosphorus rice offers fertiliser pollution solution
Silencing gene that directs phosphorus into rice grains could mean cheaper food and healthier rivers
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BusinessDuPont found liable in third bellwether cancer case
US court orders firm to pay $2m in damages to man whose disease has been linked to contaminated water supply
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NewsTrump’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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ResearchAtmospheric limestone dust injection could halt global warming
Geoengineering using limestone aerosols would also help to stop ozone layer depletion
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NewsCanada’s triclosan verdict runs counter to US ban
Antibacterial agent can still be used in soaps but a government agency also concluded that it is toxic to aquatic life
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OpinionThe global dangers of melting permafrost
Russia’s thawing permafrost risks global warming, disease and ‘megaslumps’
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ResearchQuantifying UK carbon reduction potential
Implementing all possible carbon capture and reduction technologies could reduce UK’s carbon footprint by 8–32%
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FeatureWhat it takes to make a new element
Yuri Oganessian tells us how nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson were made
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ResearchOzone filling a hole in water disinfection
Ozone generator proves to be healthier alternative to established chlorination technology for small-scale wastewater treatment