Environmental science – Page 19
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NewsEPA accused again of compromising chemical safety assessments
Four scientists at EPA’s chemical safety office step up allegations against the agency, saying they’re prohibited from seeking expert colleague input
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ResearchTusk isotopes reveal a mammoth’s life
17,000 years after its death, scientists use strontium analysis to trace animal’s movements throughout its 28-year life
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ResearchPhotocatalyst couples denitrification and water splitting to manage nitrate pollution
Hydrogen gas generated in situ serves as reducing agent
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NewsEurope raises the bar for carcinogens in artificial turf pitches
Permissible limits for certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to fall 50-fold in 2022
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OpinionMeasuring pollutants with paper devices
Citizen scientists monitor phosphate levels in local rivers
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BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at chemicals park in Germany
At least 2 dead and 31 injured when an explosion led to a solvent tank fire in Leverkusen
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OpinionPutting combustion into reverse
Unburning carbon dioxide economically and at scale is a tough problem, but potentially world-changing
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NewsEfforts underway in Europe to ban PFAS compounds
Five European nations will formally propose to bar the production, trade and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by July 2022
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BusinessIndustry tightens emissions reduction targets
As COP26 approaches, many firms are announcing ambitious climate goals. But are they achievable?
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ResearchAluminium compound deconstructs sulfur hexafluoride in minutes
Method turns potent greenhouse gas into useful synthetic reagents
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OpinionThe human cost of inaction on chemical waste
Chemists must press the UN to act and set up a body to deal with the world’s toxic legacy
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NewsUN accused of inaction on international agency to oversee waste and chemicals
Scientists press for swifter progress as Switzerland plans proposal on setting up new body
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CareersExploring the space economy
In the words of Jean-Luc Picard, ‘things are only impossible until they are not’
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NewsScientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews
Environment body’s inspector general asked to probe claims that safety assessments of chemicals, including PFASs, have been ‘improperly altered’ for years
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry pledges to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2040
Commitment is part of a strategy to boost ‘chemistry’s contribution to sustainability’
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BusinessEngineering microbes to degrade contaminants
Allonnia is using synthetic biology to tackle major environmental challenges like PFASs, metals and plastic waste
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NewsNegative emissions coalition launches with a call for urgent climate action
New grouping with interests in low carbon technologies warns that world risks missing climate targets if CO2 removal is overlooked
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NewsInside the clean-up of last year’s deadly Beirut blast
German firms hired to handle the 59 contaminated containers in Beirut’s port found hydrochloric, sulfuric, hydrofluoric acids, and more
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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