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New journal news!
12 June 2008
Announcing two new journals for 2009, and the first online articles for Energy & Environmental Science
Chemical Science issue 10 available online now
24 September 2008
Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications, to provide a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Journal of Environmental Monitoring Book of Choice
Take a look at the latest Journal of Environmental Monitoring book of choice from RSC Books
How non-toxic is non-toxic?
09 July 2008
Canadian scientists have studied the effect of 'non-toxic' bismuth shotgun pellets on the environment with thought-provoking results
Pumpkin plants pick-up particles
29 May 2008
Could nanoparticles find their way into the human food chain?
How mouldy is your house?
29 April 2008
Concerns about mould growing in houses are on the increase, claim mycologists in France
Filtering out bioterrorists
22 April 2008
US scientists have taken a step towards using water filters to help detect biological agents released into domestic water supplies.
Arsenic exposure from rice milk
19 March 2008
Researchers have found that levels of arsenic in rice milk exceed EU and US drinking water standards
Getting to the truth of falling ice chunks
26 February 2008
Hazardous ice chunks that fall from the sky are the result of complex atmospheric processes, say a team of Spanish scientists
Instant insight: Beyond the catastrophe
20 February 2008
Angus Cook and Phil Weinstein consider the long term care needed by communities struck by earthquakes and other natural disasters
Something 'fishy' in the air
14 February 2008
Humans and flatulent cows have been blamed for global warming, but plankton may also be guilty
Celebrating Japanese environmental science
05 February 2008
Issue 2, 2008 of the Journal of Environmental Monitoring contains a selection of papers highlighting the best Japanese environmental science.
SARS on a plane
11 January 2008
It's fairly unlikely that you'll ever worry about snakes on a plane, but what if one of your co-passengers has SARS, or worse, is about to release some anthrax spores?
Instant insight: A changing climate for coral reefs
12 December 2007
Janice Lough wonders if the demise of the world's coral reefs may already be irreversible
Helping hand for Antarctic clean-up
04 December 2007
Australian scientists are helping to clear up the mess left behind after decades of research activity in Antarctica
Water in Perspective
03 December 2007
Virginia Kibler and Kavya Kasturib explain what water quality trading is and what constitutes a successful trading program.
Aquatic environmental nanoparticles
03 December 2007
Michael Hochella and co-workers discuss the role of naturally occurring environmental nanoparticles in the overall quality of water.
Pesticide persists in German rivers
15 November 2007
The pesticide terbutryn still contaminates tributaries of the Rhine, despite having been banned in 2003
Microbes fuel the way to better water treatment
08 November 2007
Microbial fuel cells for detecting pollutant levels in wastewater have been developed by Korean scientists.
Arsenic poisoning from cow-dung fuel
05 October 2007
Cow dung is the latest culprit found to be causing arsenic poisoning in unsuspecting villagers in West Bengal, India.
Degrading asbestos out of the environment
11 October 2007
A way of disrupting the structure of asbestos has 'great potential' as an environmental remediation tool.
Sizing up the danger of volcanic ash
05 September 2007
Analysing the grain size of volcanic ash particles might provide a quick and easy way to calculate their potential threat to human health, according to a British scientist.
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