Pollution
The latest chemistry news and research on pollution, including remediation, environmental monitoring, contamination and toxicity, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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Business11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution
Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant
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ResearchHigh hydrogen sulfide levels blight lives of residents around Salton Sea in California
Concentrations of gas found to be underestimated and exceed local air quality standards
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NewsExplainer: Why is the UK banning disposable vapes?
Prior to the ban, almost seventy million single-use e-cigarettes were being discarded each year in the UK – containing enough lithium for a thousand electric vehicle batteries
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NewsPFAS regulations for US drinking water are being dismantled after just a year
EPA delays enforcement of levels set for PFOA and PFOS, and rescinds them for four other PFAS
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ResearchLess than 10% of plastics are produced using recycled materials
Size of the world’s plastic problem laid out
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OpinionMulti-disciplinary scientists are ready to solve global chemical pollution
Are governments ready to act?
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NewsConcerns raised about PFAS leaking from three UK military bases
Sites could pose a threat to drinking water supplies and sensitive freshwater environments
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BusinessBioLab fined for fire and chemical plume at US plant
‘Improperly stored’ pool chemicals reacted with water to release chlorine
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News‘A battle of the scientific experts’: PFAS research at centre of Texas farms lawsuit contested
Company whose fertiliser was blamed for livestock deaths shares analysis it says proves its product wasn’t to blame
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ResearchBall milling breaks PFAS down into industrially useful fluoride source
Mechanochemistry could deal with ‘forever chemicals’
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OpinionNew materials for sustainable fabrics
Textiles based on agricultural waste, algae and fungi are being developed to improve the environmental impact of the fashion industry
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OpinionGetting into the weeds of the glyphosate debate
Assessments of the risk posed by the controversial herbicide depend on how the evidence is weighed
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NewsHow emergency services prepare for major chemical spills
Meet the experts who prepare emergency responders for the worst case scenario
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ResearchKakhovka dam attack exposed ‘toxic time bomb’ of heavy metal pollution
Newly exposed sediments are estimated to contain around 83,000 tonnes of heavy metals
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ResearchInorganic mechanism driving mysterious surge of powerful greenhouse gas
Sunlight triggers nitrous oxide production in ocean surface water
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FeatureThe glyphosate debate
The EU has recently approved the use of glyphosate for another decade. Bárbara Pinho examines the controversial pesticide’s presence in British farming and considers the possibility of a ban in the UK
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BusinessUS drops chloroprene emissions lawsuit against Denka
Government says lawsuit stretched legal definitions in pursuit of ‘environmental justice’
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NewsGreen light for UK carbon capture projects – but will they deliver?
The country is already behind on targets to capture carbon dioxide and is playing catch up
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ResearchAccidental discovery depolymerises commercial plexiglass
Light-triggered process breaks down waste plastic
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NewsFrench parliament approves ban on PFAS in cosmetics, clothing and ski wax
Non-stick kitchenware was exempted followed industry lobbying