Pollution – Page 30
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OpinionWhy US chemical regulation reform is so welcome
The Toxic Substances Control Act is just the beginning
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PodcastMethyl isocyanate
The 1984 accident at Bhopal, India, was the worst in the history of industrial chemistry. It involved a leak of methyl isocyanate
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NewsPriority pollutants identified in the Great Lakes
The US and Canada are targeting eight chemicals in the Great Lakes deemed dangerous to health or the environment
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NewsUnreported sources of sulfur dioxide emissions found
Satellite data highlights 39 ‘unreported and major’ man-made sources of sulfur dioxide
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NewsToxic legacy of Agent Orange lives on in Vietnam
Scientists are struggling to clean up dioxin-contaminated soil that has been linked to devastating illnesses among thousands of people
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OpinionPlastic not so fantastic
The world has a big problem with small plastics and the time to act is now
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ResearchWater gets the mille-feuille treatment
Puff pastry-style filter paper is crème de la crème of virus filtration
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ResearchLead isotopes track Roman Empire’s water supplies
Analysis reveals damage to the water network after the eruption of Vesuvius and its subsequent repair
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PodcastTetraethyl lead
For decades, automobile fuel had a dangerous additive: Tetraethyl lead. Matt Gunther explains why a toxic compound was added to our fuel
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NewsUK open to microbead ban if EU fails to act
Government may act unilaterally amid growing evidence of environmental problems
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OpinionTowards a new plastics economy
Global change is needed to avert disaster, says the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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FeaturePlastic problems
Tiny pieces of plastic may be doing as much harm in our oceans and waterways as the big stuff, finds Nina Notman
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ResearchCaging chemical weapons
Supramolecular cubes trap and flag nerve agents using the hydrophobic effect
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ResearchBacterial behaviour a slippery slope to sewer fatbergs
Microorganisms in grease traps could magnify fat, oil and grease deposits in sewers
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NewsEU plans tighter controls on BPA
Proposal would reduce the migration limit of bisphenol A in food packaging by 90%
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NewsBP’s long legal battle over Deepwater disaster ends
Judge finalises BP’s $20 billion settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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NewsCadmium and lead in costume jewellery prompt concern
Extremely high levels of toxic metals in children’s jewellery is causing alarm among US and Canadian scientists
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OpinionToxicity is a hazardous waste
We must teach students how to avoid environmental impact rather than accept itas an inherent part of chemistry, argues John Warner
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ResearchSilver nanoparticles lost in the first wash
Swiss scientists investigate nanosilver release from textiles