Water – Page 5
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ResearchOrigin of water’s DNA-damaging slow electrons discovered
First evidence of intermolecular Coulombic decay in liquid water will allow better modelling of radiation damage in living tissue
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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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FeatureDrilling deep to discover the secrets of the mantle
Nina Notman hears from the scientists trying to pierce the Earth’s crust below the seafloor to learn more about our home planet
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ResearchDirect evidence emerges for the existence of two forms of liquid water
Low temperature experiments with sugary solution reveal transition from low- to high-density states at pressure
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ResearchSimulations reveal how manipulating ocean acidity could lower atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
Strategy would see surface acidity pumped into deeper ocean layers
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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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NewsUS National Academies proposes $125 million ocean carbon sequestration effort
Proposed programme would study the potential of various ocean-based carbon dioxide removal strategies to address climate change
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ResearchThe sun may have been the surprising source of Earth’s water
Dust grains pounded by solar wind and then delivered to Earth are a significant source of the planet’s oceans
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NewsNasa makes plans to return to Venus to probe the hellish chemistry of its atmosphere
Probe set to launch in 2029 may be able to establish whether life ever existed there and answer the phosphine question
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ResearchWater filter that uses milk protein to catch arsenic achieves positive results in Peru
Cheap technology tested in real-life conditions
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OpinionMonitoring rainwater quality in Arizona
Community health workers are vital knowledge brokers
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ResearchChemical definition of brine as water could help clear up Chile’s lithium controversy
As evidence grows that lithium mining damages water sources, reclassifying brine as water – rather than as mineral – could empower Indigenous communities to protect their rights and convince mining companies to act more responsibly
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OpinionMeasuring pollutants with paper devices
Citizen scientists monitor phosphate levels in local rivers
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FeatureCleaning up industry’s water worries
With clean water supplies increasingly scarce, Angeli Mehta looks at what industry is doing to reduce its demands
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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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NewsFlorida drinking water plant hack briefly raised sodium hydroxide levels 100-fold
Security breach reveals industrial facilities’ control system vulnerabilities as remote work is normalised during the pandemic
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Business4 dead in UK sewage treatment works explosion
One person injured as biosolids silo explodes at Avonmouth