Pollution – Page 35
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FeatureChemists on a mission
The dramatic footage from a humanitarian crisis rarely features chemists, but they can play a vital role. Fiona Case is inspired by some examples
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NewsEurope wants to get tough on plastic waste
Parliament sets its sights on lightweight carrier bags and ‘dangerous plastics’
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NewsPollution research sparks car control debate in China
Experts criticise study claiming vehicles are a minor source of particulate emissions
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Business
US chemical spill contaminates water supplies
Life beginning to return to normal for locals after being without potable water for several days
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NewsFears over pesticide link to foetal brain harm
European food safety body lowers exposure levels for two neonicotinoid insecticides
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NewsMercury levels falls in US women
Environmental Protection Agency believes women’s fish choices are responsible for the reduction
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NewsCarbon trading schemes debut in China
Local projects may be forerunners to a national scheme that will help China meet domestic emissions targets
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NewsEurope's manufacturing edge not leaking away
Permits to emit carbon dioxide are a minor concern for fossil-fuel reliant manufacturers, including chemicals – so far
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NewsPacific Coast climate alignment
Leaders of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia sign climate pact to harmonise greenhouse gas emissions, account for carbon pollution
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NewsGlobal treaty on mercury emissions signed
Ratification of the Minamata Convention may still take five years and some green groups are disappointed by its lack of ambition
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NewsChina blamed for mercury on iconic Mount Fuji
Pollution research adds to simmering row between Japan and China over disputed islands
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Business
Norway abandons full-scale CCS project
Technology development centre will receive extra funding
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NewsBattle over carbon tax looms
Australia’s new prime minister plans to abolish the country’s carbon tax, but that won’t be an easy task
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NewsSpicing up water purification
Coriander leaves can be useful for more than just curries, find undergraduate students
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NewsChina to spend billions tackling pollution
New scheme will boost the nation’s rapidly emerging environmental industry
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NewsToxicologists enter the fray on endocrine disruptors
Open letter urges the European commission to consult with the scientific community before enacting any regulation
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OpinionCost reporting is more than worth it
The time for the chemical sector to report the environmental impact of its products is long overdue, says Michael Collins
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NewsFukushima disaster has not raised cancer risks, says UN
Latest study at odds with others that predicted a slight increase in certain types of tumours