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Chemistry World November 27, 2015 Andrea Sella |
Lovelock's detector James Lovelock (1919 -- ) invented the electron capture detector, explored the effect of pollutants on Earth's atmosphere and proposed the Gaia hypothesis |
Chemistry World September 16, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Air pollution model predicts 6.6 million deaths by 2050 Almost seven million people could die each year around the world because of outdoor air pollution unless strict emission controls are introduced, suggests a new study based on a global atmospheric chemistry model. |
Chemistry World September 11, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Moulting seals bring mercury contamination to coast Elephant seals have been identified as a previously unrecognized source of mercury contamination in coastal waters by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Chemistry World August 28, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Neonicotinoids present in many US streams The US Geological Survey is pushing for new research into how these controversial pesticides affect marine organisms and those animals that feed on them. |
Chemistry World August 18, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Life of grime for atmospheric chemistry Atmospheric chemists from Canada have discovered that grimy surfaces on city buildings and windows may be releasing ozone precursors into the atmosphere when exposed to sunlight. |
Chemistry World August 4, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark |
Unique compounds let earthworms finish off leaves A unique group of compounds enable earthworms to digest otherwise inedible plant material and disrupt the carbon cycle, researchers in the UK have discovered. |
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