Pollution – Page 8
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FeatureThe secrets of the sulfur cycle
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the biogeochemical cycling of sulfur, and this could impact our ability to correctly model the climate. Rachel Brazil talks to the researchers trying to fill in the gaps.
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BusinessMeasuring methane emissions is crucial to cutting them
Atmospheric monitoring highlights large under-estimates in reported methane emissions
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FeatureMethane – the other greenhouse gas
Bárbara Pinho looks at the problem of methane emissions and how scientists are trying to prevent them
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ResearchMassive Australian wildfires caused new damage to the ozone layer
Smoke particles caused a drop in chlorine-binding chemicals that set back the ozone layer’s recovery by 10 years
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ResearchNanobots snap up pollutants with their polymer ‘hands’ to clean up water
Magnetically-guided system can trap arsenic and herbicide atrazine
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NewsWorld agrees to sign up to a treaty to control plastic and chemical pollution
New advisory panel on chemicals and waste will also be set up, modelled on the IPCC
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OpinionNajat Saliba: ‘The Beirut explosion is a crime like no other’
The atmospheric chemist who dared to dream big and returned home to Beirut to become an environmental activist
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NewsEuropean regulator moves to ban PFAS compounds in firefighting foams
Echa proposes barring all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from firefighting foams after reviewing health and environmental dangers
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FeatureThe toxic tide of ship breaking
Kit Chapman explores the chemical cost of the most dangerous industry in the world
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NewsProgress made towards a global plastics treaty covering waste
The first legally binding international agreement to curb plastic pollution could be agreed to in 2024
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ResearchExtent of pharmaceutical pollution on every continent on Earth revealed
Largest study of its kind creates map of drug contamination hotspots
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ResearchArray of compounds found in plastics promote fat cell formation in vitro
A third of thousands of chemicals that leach from consumer polymers linked to the development of fat cells
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BusinessFatal Indian incidents reveal eroded regulations
Activists claim Modi government has diluted safety and environmental protection to promote business
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NewsEarth’s limits pushed by chemical pollution as UN environment meeting nears
Plastic and chemical production has overtaken our ability to control it, study finds
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ResearchWorldwide wastewater analysis reveals rise of designer drugs during lockdowns
Replacement of banned mephedrone found for the first time in New Zealand over 2020 Christmas period
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BusinessFire during riots exposes environmental impact of improperly stored agrochemicals
UPL accused of illegally storing hazardous chemicals that were released after arson attack at South African warehouse
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ResearchRising ozone pollution threatens east Asia’s cereal crops
Losses of wheat, rice and maize add up to $63 billion every year
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ResearchSignificant levels of PFAS found in antifogging sprays and cloths for glasses
High levels of PFAS chemicals, including two largely unknown ones, detected in products to demist glasses that have become widely used during the pandemic
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FeatureThomas Midgley and the toxic legacy of leaded fuel
Leaded petrol was around for 100 years, and the campaign against it for almost as long. Mike Sutton reveals its history
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FeatureThe labs pointing to a greener future for Africa
Tackling climate is not just a job for scientists in more developed countries. Munyaradzi Makoni talks to researchers in Kenya and South Africa to find out more