Environmental science – Page 62
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - October 2014
We speak to Jason Sello about the hunt for new antibiotics, and Monique Simmonds explains the chemical role of botanical gardens
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ResearchPhotosynthesis-free route to oxygen gives early Earth atmosphere clues
Oxygen can be produced from carbon dioxide using UV radiation
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ResearchNitrogen dioxide and ozone: a sinister synergy
New insight into the mechanisms by which nitrogen dioxide and ozone damage the human respiratory tract
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ResearchNanoparticle studies leave the lab
Scientists take to the outdoors to show that single walled carbon nanotubes accumulate and persist in aquatic sediments
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ResearchFirst interstellar sighting of a branched alkyl molecule
Discovery shows that stellar nurseries could hold amino acids too that might have been the spark for life on Earth
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NewsOzone layer no longer thinning
UN Environment Programme’s latest research finds ozone layer is thickening in places
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ResearchA chemical time capsule
Tree rings inspire a non-electrical, self-powered device for recording chemical events
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NewsUS bid to control power plant emissions challenged
Republican governors from 15 fossil fuel-heavy states claim CO2 rules on shaky legal ground
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OpinionAppreciating art criticism
Philip Ball considers Chinese works of art that comment on environmental and chemical issues
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BusinessBP faces $18bn fine over Deepwater
US judge rules that BP’s recklessness caused blowout through ‘gross negligence or willful misconduct’, but the firm will appeal
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News
EPA targets methane leaks
US environment body wants the oil and gas industry to rein in methane pollution
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - September 2014
We speak to Paul Clarke about the challenges of natural product synthesis and discuss the pros and cons of perovskite solar cells
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NewsEnvironmental priorities stymie hunt for stubborn ozone depleter
Scientists are struggling for resources to explain why carbon tetrachloride levels in the air are higher than expected
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ResearchWendy Brown: Space dust chemistry
The University of Sussex’s Wendy Brown explains how astrochemical research is done in the lab
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ResearchConcerns over chemical treatment of reclaimed fracking fluid
Current recycling procedure may do more harm than good
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Business
DuPont settles pollution charges for $1.3m
Allegations relate to eight hazardous chemical leaks in West Virginia between 2006 and 2010
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NewsResearch on ice at British Antarctic base
Coolant leak means experiments at the research station are unlikely to start again until the summer
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - August 2014
This month, how artificial comets may explain the origins of asymmetry in life. Plus, we speak to Martyn Poliakoff
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NewsNext Mars rover will make oxygen from CO2
Mars 2020 will set Nasa’s space exploration on a self-sufficiency course