Natural environment – Page 8
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ResearchWater treatment byproducts linked to thousands of bladder cancers in Europe
Call for countries to do more to drive down levels of trihalomethanes produced during disinfection
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ResearchCrystals reveal the site of the world’s oldest meteorite strike
Mineral chemistry suggests the massive impact 2.3 billion years ago could have made our entire planet much warmer
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ResearchCFCs responsible for half of Arctic sea-ice loss
Halogenated compounds responsible for one third of global warming in the late 20th century
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ResearchElectrolyser selectively consumes carbon dioxide in unpurified flue gas
Method tackles kinetic and thermodynamic hurdles
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ResearchElusive water ionisation intermediate found using ultrafast x-ray pulses
H2O+ cationic hole never directly observed before
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ResearchUranium compound unearths questions on nuclear waste
Environmental chemists place sub-surface uranium chemistry under the spotlight
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ResearchStudy questions benefits of spending on carbon capture
Previous models failed to consider upstream carbon emissions and air pollution
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ResearchUranium-reducing electrode cleans up groundwater
Electrochemical technique could limit spread of uranium at contaminated sites
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ResearchCatalyst breaks sulfur–sulfur bonds to give new life to tired tyres
Process recovers organic components that can become new elastomers
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ResearchThe dangers of global warming have been understated but so have our options to fight it
Analysis finds rates of decarbonisation significantly higher than thought
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ResearchTiny water droplets reveal minimum number of molecules to make ice
Ice as we know it ceases to exist in droplets that fall below this threshold
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ResearchNeanderthals were master fire-starters, cave chemistry suggests
A new study distinguishes chemical traces left by ancient hearth fires from those left by natural wildfires
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ResearchLignin and carbon dioxide turned into ethanol
Process generates bulk chemical from two renewable carbon sources
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ResearchSynthetic hormone stops water loss in crops
Virtual screening and scaffold merging behind compound that closes plant stomata
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ResearchSewage sampling reveals how rich and poor live
Richer citizens taste for alcohol and poorer ones higher rates of prescription drug use revealed
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ResearchElectrochemistry can cut cement’s carbon footprint to virtually zero
Cement’s carbon emissions are a big problem for the industry but renewable energy could see the process go green
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ResearchAluminium makes water-harvesting MOF 10 times thirstier
New MOF harvests up to 0.7 litres of water per day in the Mojave Desert – the driest place in North America
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ResearchGlucose derivative replaces BPA in sustainable polycarbonate plastic
Transparent engineered plastic ditches hormone disruptor and lung irritant
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ResearchWater surprise: microdroplets have potential to produce H2O2
US researchers discover that microscopic droplets of water spontaneously generate hydrogen peroxide
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ResearchMineral never before seen in nature found inside Australian meteorite
Black-and-red rock that fell to Earth 68 years ago contains iron carbide compound