Pollution – Page 32
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ResearchGoogle Glass to monitor plant health
Researchers measure plant chlorophyll using leaf images
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ResearchPlastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years
Model finds 8 million tonnes of plastic rubbish makes its way into seas every year and much of it remains unaccounted
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NewsEurope mulls laws to tackle microplastic scourge
Move follows call by five EU states to ban microplastics in consumer care products
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NewsBP Deepwater oil spill fines set to fall dramatically
Louisiana judge rules that disaster released a million fewer barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico than the US government estimated
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ResearchTaj Mahal browning due to light-absorbing particles
Researchers have identified the pollutants behind the marble monument’s gradual colour change
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News
West Virginia chemical spill inhalation risk overlooked
Contamination of US water supply with MCHM and polyglycol ethers caused ill health when residents flushed toilets
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Research
Flame retardant levels in San Francisco Bay wildlife falls after phase-out
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in cormorants and terns has fallen by 74-93% in a decade
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Business
Freedom Industries’ president arrested for fraud
Executive whose company leaked MCHM into West Virginian water supplies is charged with lying to deflect blame
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NewsUS moves to tighten ozone limits
Industry and Republicans pushback against the EPA’s proposal to strengthen air quality standards
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FeatureCleaning up after Fukushima
Chemistry is playing a vital role in helping remove radioactive material from the environment after the 2011 disaster. Clare Sansom reports
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ResearchCrustacean culprit turns lakes to jelly
Acid rain leaching calcium from Canadian water courses leads to a surge in jelly-covered organisms
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ResearchGlobetrotting carbon dioxide modelled by Nasa
Nasa’s new climate models visualise the movement of the greenhouse gas
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ResearchEnergy positive treatment for fracking water
Unique process allows on site removal of multiple contaminants
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ResearchReview finds nanosafety is no small issue
Audit of safety studies reveals shortcomings that distort our understanding of nanomaterial toxicity
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ResearchHungary’s rivers in recovery after red mud disaster
Long term contamination of river system after industrial spill successfully prevented by extensive remediation efforts
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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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ResearchA chemical time capsule
Tree rings inspire a non-electrical, self-powered device for recording chemical events
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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