Environmental science – Page 73
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NewsEPA urged to rethink chemical risk evaluation process
Top scientists say EPA should ‘fundamentally alter’ how it assesses chemical risk as the current process threatens public health
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Rockwood to pay C$720m for lithium firm
The chemical group has struck a deal to buy Talison, an Australian lithium producer with headquarters in Perth.
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European air pollution concerns
Emission limits still being exceeded by member states as scientists make further warnings of what’s to come
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NewsCuriosity – searching in vain?
NASA’s latest Mars probe is set to land this weekend, but the question remains of whether it is able to detect the signatures of life
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NewsBP’s misdirected safety focus blamed for Deepwater debacle
US Chemical Safety Board finds BP and others had ‘multiple safety management system deficiencies’ that led to Deepwater Horizon disaster
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NewsInflatable mushroom gives spacecraft a gentle landing
Nasa test of inflatable heat shield is a showcase for materials technology
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UK urged to clean up London air
Think tank says ‘invisible’ pollution is public health problem comparable to obesity and alcohol
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CareersResourcing the resource boom
Kelly Scientific Resources has its work cut out supplying scientists for Australia’s expanding mining and environmental science sectors, learns James Mitchell Crow
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BPA causes freaky fish flirting
Controversial chemical bisphenol A can cause sexual barriers to break down between fish species
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ResearchWhere did Earth’s water come from?
Study of meteorite isotope ratios suggests Earth’s water was delivered by express asteroid rather than comets
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ResearchFluorine finally found in nature
Mystery of nasty niff from ‘fetid fluorite’ minerals is solved - it’s all down to the fluorine it releases
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NewsUS vulnerable to a shortage of critical isotopes
Flaws in the US energy department’s management of critical isotopes leaves the nation vulnerable to shortages, a congressional inquiry finds
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NewsPoorer countries seek assurances on technology transfer after Rio+20
Fears among industrialised countries of handing a competitive advantage to emerging economies have scuppered a deal on financing technology transfer
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NewsMystery metal revealed by UK atmospheric inventory
Pollution survey finds that acid rain is abating but puzzlingly high levels of metals in the environment have been uncovered
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CareersNot exactly rocket science
Manisha Lalloo talks to some starry-eyed scientists making a career out of chemistry and the cosmos
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Norway tests CCS
The Norwegian government has finally opened its carbon capture and storage (CCS) test facility at Mongstad
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Sacked EPA chemist wins job back
US Environmental Protection Agency scientist who was fired after warning about toxic dust at Ground Zero reinstated by court
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Fertiliser use increases atmospheric N2O levels
Over the past 50 years fertiliser use has contributed to the rise in atmospheric nitrous oxide levels