1+ day, 36+ min ago   (783+ words) Fluorinated waste streams have long been among the most stubborn environmental problems of the industrial age, and few sources illustrate the challenge better than aqueous film-forming foam, the firefighting agent that has contaminated soil and groundwater around airports, military bases…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (72+ words) Benzene is one of the most insidious chemicals that ordinary people encounter every day. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies it as a Group 1 human carcinogen, meaning there is established evidence that it causes cancer in humans, with…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (605+ words) A team of researchers in Saudi Arabia has developed a family of multiphase nanocomposites that can pull one of the most stubborn textile dyes out of contaminated water with remarkable efficiency. Writing in the Journal of the Saudi Chemical Society,…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (714+ words) Heavy metal contamination of rivers, groundwater, and industrial effluents remains one of the most stubborn environmental problems of the modern era, and a new study from Brazilian researchers offers a fresh twist on an old idea: using polymer membranes to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (797+ words) Fluorine is one of chemistry’s most paradoxical elements. It gives us life-saving pharmaceuticals, robust agrochemicals, non-stick cookware and high-performance electronics, yet the fluorine-bearing waste that these industries and products leave behind ranks among the most stubborn and dangerous pollutants on…...

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4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (305+ words) Ynetnews From the familiar molded chair to furniture, storage and modular living spaces, Keter has spent decades transforming a simple material through technology and design — making resin look and feel increasingly like wood, rattan and other natural materials Some…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (586+ words) Findings could lead to more effective PFAS cleanup technologies UC Riverside environmental engineers have identified key chemical reactions that occur when ultraviolet light is used to destroy “forever chemical” pollutants in water, providing a roadmap for developing more effective cleanup…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (470+ words) Changing the molecular architecture – rather than chemical ingredients – can create stronger, more flexible materials with potential for sustainable packaging. What if the key to making stronger, more sustainable plastics isn't changing their ingredients, but rearranging their molecules? Virginia Tech researchers…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (805+ words) Pharmaceutical pollution is one of the quiet success stories of modern chemistry and one of the quiet failures of modern wastewater treatment. Every day, compounds such as painkillers, antibiotics, and antihistamines slip through conventional treatment plants and enter rivers, lakes,…...