Pollution – Page 38
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NewsBacteria clean-up after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Microbial communities helped to sink Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and might one day be an alternative to toxic dispersants
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Business
DCD in New Zealand milk
Dicyandiamide poses no food risk but fertiliser companies have suspended sales
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NewsGlobal convention to limit mercury agreed
World signs up to treaty to ban export of mercury but sticking points remain over artisanal mining and coal power plants
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NewsChina’s next leader looks to soothe environmental angst
Xi Jinping, China’s president-in-waiting, will need to deal with public anger over industrialisation and pollution
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Smartphones as environmental sensors
New project will measure personal exposure to pollutants with GPS-enabled smartphones
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M&S nano fears for recycled packaging
Ambitious recycling commitment by UK grocer could be threatened by fear of nanoinks
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ResearchExBox snares polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Cyclophane ‘box’ may be able to be used to trap toxic chemicals in the environment
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NewsUN report urges chemical industry to clean-up
The global cost of poor chemical management is high but industry argues report presents an incomplete picture
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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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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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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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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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BPA causes freaky fish flirting
Controversial chemical bisphenol A can cause sexual barriers to break down between fish species
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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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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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PodcastNitrogen dioxide
In this week's episode, Simon Cotton explains why nitrogen dioxide is no joke
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Feature
Something in the water
Drugs have been finding their way into our water supplies for as long as they have been in use, so should we worry? Maria Burke reports