Remediation – Page 4
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NewsCost of tackling PFAS pollution on US military bases expected to reach $2.1bn
Price tag for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl will ‘likely increase significantly’, a congressional report estimates
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ResearchFrom nerve agent simulant, to pharma ingredient
Portable microreactor offers a new way to dispose of paraoxon
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ResearchHistorical lead from petrol still poisons London’s air 20 years after its ban
Two decades after leaded petrol was banned in the UK, the toxic metal still hangs around London’s dusty roads – and it’s not going away
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ResearchIon trapping desalination membrane fishes out valuable materials
Selectively trapping toxic or useful ions could reduce toxicity of brine waste and offset costs
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OpinionSimulate and collaborate to address water pollution
Few problems get solved by a single discipline
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NewsA decade on Japan is still grappling with the environmental impact of Fukushima
Decontamination efforts appear to have been effective, but concerns remain about disposal of contaminated soil and water, as well as the need for long-term future monitoring
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ResearchMolecular simulations show how plant-based materials capture water pollutants
Ion adsorption mechanism revealed by using simulations at the molecular level for the first time in this field
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ResearchMechanochemistry shakes up carbon capture with simple way to trap gas
When ground in a ball mill, solid lysine traps carbon dioxide in a quick and reversible manner
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NewsMario Molina, who warned of CFC threat to the ozone layer, dies
Atmospheric chemist’s work led to the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances
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NewsPFAS incineration study cancelled by US environment agency
Head of the Environmental Protection Agency blames move on former employee
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FeatureClearing the air
Nina Notman explores the role technology can play in cleaning pollutants out of air before we breathe them in
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ResearchElectrochemistry steers microplastics management in the right direction
Microchannel with strategically placed wires sorts plastic particles according to type
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ResearchMOFs that remove and reduce hexavalent chromium yield drinkable water
Tests using river water prove system has a high selectivity for Cr(vi), even in the presence of large quantities of competing cations
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BusinessSolar-powered water purification
Majico’s photocatalytic water kiosks are increasing access to affordable drinking water in Tanzania
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ResearchEngineered yeast can remove heavy metals from wastewater
Easy storage and rapid growth could see yeast compete with bacterial and chemical remediation
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BusinessBalkan states face uphill task over environmental remediation
Abandoned chemical plants and stores pose cleanup challenges
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BusinessCarbon Cycle’s gypsum purification process cleans up radioactive fertiliser waste
The patented process could prevent environmental damage and provide a new source of gypsum and rare-earth metals
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ResearchSynthetic flame retardant compounds turn up as marine natural products
Finding an alga that biosynthesises halogenated anilines increases likelihood of finding an organism that can degrade the toxic compounds too
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ResearchCutting ammonia pollution may lead to more acid rain in China
Any effort to target ammonia should aim to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at the same time
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ResearchHarnessing plants and microbes to tackle environmental pollution
Eucharia Nwaichi is using biochemistry to clean up one of the most polluted places on Earth