Environmental science – Page 61
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ResearchMutant plant can mop up explosives
Enzyme deficiency allows plant to thrive on soil contaminated with TNT
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Research‘Fire fountain’ data illuminate lunar history
Volatile element details promise to ignite research into Moon’s origin and evolution
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NewsNeonicotinoids present in many US streams
Persistent but low-level contamination prompts calls for further research on aquatic impact of pesticides
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OpinionScrubbing up
Acid vapours are problematic on scales at which they corrode cars and cause acid rain, says Chemjobber
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ResearchFlushing advice is flawed
Protocols to restore contaminated water supplies are not based on science
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ResearchPaper device tracks fracking pollution
Cheap and simple bromide sensor warns if water has been contaminated with fracking fluid
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ResearchLife of grime for atmospheric chemistry
Urban grime releases harmful pollutants when exposed to sunlight
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NewsEnvironment agency accident releases toxic mine waste into US rivers
More than 11 million litres of metal-contaminated water from defunct Colorado mine enters major US waterways
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ResearchUnique compounds let earthworms finish off leaves
Chemicals reduce toxicity of plant polyphenols and allow worms to recycle leaves, improving soil fertility
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – August 2015
In this space special, we learn how to study comets surfaces, and speak to a Nobel Prize winner about his 20-year-old prediction proving to be correct
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FeatureMore than dirty snowballs?
Comets are thought to represent leftover building blocks of the solar system; Jennifer Newton finds more questions than answers
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ResearchHungry Ghost festival behind annual air quality decline in Singapore
Findings suggest that regulatory monitoring may be required
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NewsBig business backs White House on climate change
Top US companies including Google, Apple and Coca-Cola pledge at least $140 billion in new low-carbon investments
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ResearchPhilae poses comet chemistry conundrum
Historic mass spectra find 67P carries precursors to key biomolecules, but instruments detect different ones
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CareersReserving room on the rocket
Emma Davies and Katharine Sanderson report on the administrative challenges involved for those who want to run experiments in space
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NewsNew Horizons sees red over Pluto’s atmosphere
Reaction of methane breakdown products are responsible for the dwarf planet’s rosy hue