Environmental science – Page 12
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NewsCall for UK government to ban plastic waste exports
Parliamentary committee emphasises reducing and reusing plastics to eliminate waste
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NewsPolymer chemistry poised to make plastic waste traceable
Researchers suggest how science can work with the law to tackle plastic pollution
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NewsWorld’s militaries urged to account for their outsized carbon footprints
Global military emissions – not currently reported – should be accurately logged in national inventories of greenhouse gas emissions, UK experts argue
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ResearchMystery of speedy proton hopping in water unravelled
X-ray spectroscopy helps scientists understand how protons move in water
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OpinionTwelve reasons for labs to go greener
How your lab can benefit from cutting energy, water and waste
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ResearchMixed plastic waste converted into useful materials in dual chemical–biological approach
Process can convert polystyrene, PET and polyethylene waste into chemical feedstocks
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NewsDramatic gulf between global PFAS guidelines and those in the US
The World Health Organization’s new drinking water guidance for PFOA and PFOS is thousands of times less stringent than the EPA’s
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NewsExplainer: e-scooter battery fires
In India and across the world, several tragic incidents have prompted scrutiny of small battery vehicles
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BusinessMallinckrodt ordered to clean up US river mercury pollution
Firm must set at least $187 million in trust to pay for Penobscot river remediation
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NewsThe world’s largest atmospheric carbon dioxide removal project is coming
Direct air capture plant in Wyoming set to begin running by late 2023, remove of 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air annually by 2030
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NewsWhat to do with vast stockpiles of PFAS-laden firefighting foam?
Battelle’s new supercritical water oxidation technology has proven that it can destroy legacy foams containing ‘forever chemicals’
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ResearchPhotochemistry enables safer method for reprocessing plutonium and uranium mixtures
Method bypasses harsh redox reagents while maintaining high separation factors
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BusinessSetting the standard for calculating indirect emissions
Industry collaboration creates carbon footprinting guidelines for chemical products
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NewsCall for chemists to reorientate chemistry as a sustainability science
Chemists should take the lead to prevent the transgression of planetary boundaries
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ResearchLabs’ carbon footprint under scrutiny as tool calculates impact of buildings and scientists
Software reveals environmental impact of over 500 French labs
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OpinionThe end of a long race?
The finishing line of the Covid-19 pandemic may be in sight, but we mustn’t stop running just yet
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FeatureCan we clean Covid from the air around us?
Nina Notman talks to the experts about what is needed to remove pollutants and even infectious diseases from the air inside our homes, schools and offices
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NewsEU plots course to secure raw materials vital to a low-carbon economy
Russia’s war on Ukraine and the pandemic have highlighted the bloc’s dependence on unreliable suppliers
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NewsWarning that carbon capture not a silver bullet for climate change
Report notes that several projects have failed and captured carbon dioxide is often used to recover more oil
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NewsProposal to name PFAS chemicals as ‘hazardous’ alarms industry
EPA’s plan to designate PFOA and PFOS to be hazardous substances could hand chemical companies a clean-up bill for billions of dollars