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Chemistry World December 2007 Alasdair Maclean |
Comment: Before the Taps Run Dry Population growth, climate change and pollution are placing huge pressures on the global supply of clean water. Chemists can help. |
Chemistry World November 2011 Graeme Armstrong |
Good Chemistry We must improve the chemistry between industry and society. |
Chemistry World October 2009 |
Agriculture's call for chemistry Decades of underinvestment in agricultural research have taken their toll but now is the time to bring in young scientists to find new ways to feed the world. |
Chemistry World January 2012 |
Cultivating collaboration A new network aims to bring the power of interdisciplinary innovation to bear on global food issues. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Real-world treatment for dye-contaminated effluents US scientists have found that a dye oxidation process using low levels of an iron catalyst could be used to degrade highly contaminated wastewater under ambient conditions. |
Chemistry World September 2008 Victoria Gill |
Editorial: Liquid asset Many predict that the major conflicts of the coming century will be fought over water. And the unpredictable impacts of climate change mean that we cannot simply rely on surface water resources to continue to be replenished by rain. |
Chemistry World December 12, 2011 |
Be creative, be inspired, be confident Gregory Korshin talks to Michael Smith about his passion for environmental science, literature and languages |
Chemistry World January 29, 2013 Laura Howes |
Five green chemical feedstock projects launched The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has announced 10.7 million pounds, in combination with 1.1 million pounds from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to fund five projects to develop new bio-based feedstocks for the chemical industry. |
Chemistry World June 2006 |
Comment: RSC Prepared for the Future Simon Campbell reflects on the Royal Society of Chemistry's achievements during his presidency. |
Geotimes April 2007 Peter Rogers |
Drinking Water for All: A 21st Century Challenge Across Africa and much of the developing world, water is a precious commodity. Providing safe potable water supplies is a nonstop challenge, and will only become more of a challenge as the climate changes. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 James Urquhart |
UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program. |
Chemistry World September 2008 Maria Burke |
Something in the water Drugs have been finding their way into our water supplies for as long as they have been in use, so should we worry? |
Chemistry World October 1, 2013 Eleanor Merritt |
New software for creating green solvents Scientists in France have developed a computer-assisted organic synthesis program to design sustainable solvents from bio-based building blocks. |
HBS Working Knowledge October 17, 2005 Garry Emmons |
Turning on the Tap: Is Water the Next Oil? Many competing forces lead some experts to believe that water will replace petroleum as the twenty-first century's core commodity, with nations rich in water enjoying enormous social and economic advantages over those that are not. |
Chemistry World July 5, 2011 |
Cleaning up Water Dion Dionysiou talks about how growing up in a region of water scarcity in Cyprus led to a career in environmental water chemistry. |
Chemistry World February 7, 2012 James Urquhart |
Treating hospital wastewater Researchers have found that hospital wastewater containing low concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds can be treated using a membrane bioreactor - an established method of biologically treating wastewater. |
Science News January 5, 2008 |
Science Safari: Focus on Our Planet The United Nations website to show communities how they can promote sustainable use of Earth's resources. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2011 |
Former Royal Society of Chemistry chief executive dies Richard Pike, one of the country's leading voices in science and education, has died at the age of 61. |
Chemistry World May 2011 |
Wealth of opportunity Chemists in developing countries face unique challenges. But as Mike Brown discovers, for those willing to take them on, the benefits can be enormous |
Chemistry World January 10, 2014 Jacquin Wilford-Brown |
The future of the chemical industry by 2050 In this book, Rafael Cayuela Valencia makes a very brave attempt to suggest how the chemical industry will be affected by some of the huge global challenges we face. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2007 Rebecca Trager |
Smaller US Plants Triple Toxic Emissions Companies in the US and Canada have achieved a continued decline in chemical pollution - but only at the plants emitting the largest amounts of toxic waste. |
Food Processing March 2011 Dave Fusaro |
Clean Your Wastewater Before the City Does Pretreatment technologies can pay for themselves in surcharge savings. |
Chemistry World May 24, 2011 Andrew Turley |
Chemical industry fears over UK emissions plans Government plans to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions risk crippling the chemical sector and thereby harming chances of moving to a low emissions future |
Chemistry World August 26, 2008 Hepeng Jia |
Industry failing to monitor water quality Since 2005, Chinese government policy has stated that automated water quality monitoring systems - which provide real-time data - should be installed next to all possible polluting sources. |
Chemistry World March 1, 2014 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
European collaborations EuCheMS, the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, provides a single voice for chemistry in Europe. |
Finance & Development March 2008 Mohan Munasinghe |
Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks Global warming is already taking its toll internationally. Making development more sustainable will help address climate change. |
Chemistry World December 17, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
RSC to launch new Chemical Database Service Contractual negotiations relating to the existing service, which offers access to a range of chemical information resources, have been somewhat protracted and have delayed the process, leaving users unsure of how the service will continue. |
Chemistry World May 29, 2014 |
Safety first? Just how safe is working in a laboratory? As Jon Evans discovers, it depends on where you are and who you ask |
Chemistry World November 11, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
Chemical industry cautious about Obama presidency The chemical industry's guarded response to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the 44th US president stands in stark contrast to the enthusiastic reception he received from chemists. |
Chemistry World December 11, 2006 Richard Van Noorden |
Unique Teaching Laboratory Goes Online A remote-controlled chemical laboratory that can be operated through the internet was unveiled recently. The system allows chemical engineering students anywhere in the world to operate a real-life laboratory without costly equipment. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Simon Rushworth |
Flexible, faster formulation The chemical using industries are a prime example of a sector where manufacturing must adopt new technologies to grow. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2011 Sean Milmo |
UK government sets aside 1000 places for top researchers The UK chemistry sector has given a mostly cool response to a government scheme to attract top chemists, chemical engineers and other scientists from outside the EU, while tightening restrictions on immigration. |
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Star Picks Dihydrogen Monoxide... A chemical jigsaw puzzle... Chemical Heritage Foundation... |
Chemistry World November 20, 2007 Hepeng Jia |
China Leaps up Research League Table China has overtaken Japan and the UK to become the world's second largest producer of science and technology (S&T) papers. |
Chemistry World February 2011 |
What proportion of the world's energy supply will be sustainable by 2020? Three experts from different fields provide insights into scientific and political problems that impact energy stability. |
Chemistry World January 11, 2010 Helen Carmichael |
EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up The US Environmental Protection Agency has tabled new proposals to prevent taxpayers footing the environmental clean up bills for cash-strapped chemical companies. |
Chemistry World September 13, 2012 Andy Merritt |
Chemical biology comes of age Historically strongest in the US, chemical biology has become increasingly important worldwide, but for many years researchers at the chemistry -- biology interface have struggled to establish their discipline |
Popular Mechanics February 14, 2008 Logan Ward |
Wastewater Could Help Fight U.S. Drought and Anthrax As the country's growing urban populations draw down scarce water supplies, wastewater is starting to look pretty appetizing to American city planners. |
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Chemistry will underpin economic growth, say industry leaders A cross-industry collaboration is trying to unite the UK chemicals sector, building a robust industry landscape founded on basic chemical feedstock manufacturing supporting innovation across all the chemical-using industries. |
Chemistry World February 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Calls for UK Investment in Carbon Capture The UK government must invest immediately in carbon capture and storage technologies to meet carbon emissions targets, a parliamentary committee has urged. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2012 Lesley Yellowlees |
Standing up for chemistry As I start my term as president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, I'd like to share some of the issues I wish to address during my presidency. |
Chemistry World June 29, 2009 Anna Lewcock |
Going green with white biotech Industrial biotech has also been growing steadily in the chemicals sector, and in 2007 six per cent of all chemical sales were generated with the help of enzymes - so-called 'white' biotech. |
Chemistry World September 22, 2008 Hepeng Jia |
China milk crisis forces food testing rethink China's baby milk crisis has highlighted the need for the country to improve detection standards for chemical contaminants in foods. |
Chemistry World October 2007 Derek Lowe |
In the Pipeline One of the biggest areas of chemical research these days is in catalytic processes. It's one of the places we can really improve our processes, especially when you count the waste stream (as you should) as part of the total energy bill. |
Chemistry World May 17, 2011 |
Saving water Richard Luthy talks to Michael Smith about safeguarding water quality and how military service in the Vietnam War led him to environmental science |
Chemistry World January 2009 Richard Van Noorden |
Editorial: Sustainable connection The interface between chemistry and engineering is more important than ever. |
Chemistry World December 23, 2009 Sean Milmo |
2009 marks the start of the great divide The recession is opening up a big gap in output performance between the chemical industries of the developed and developing worlds, which will continue to widen over the next few years. |
Information Today March 7, 2011 |
EBSCO Publishing to Release Chemical Hazard Information Library CHIL brings toxicology, pharmacology, occupational and public health, and chemical hazard information to corporations, government agencies, medical facilities, and academic institutions. |
Chemistry World February 16, 2010 Sean Milmo |
New scheme to boost bio-based chemistry The European Commission has launched an initiative to help chemical companies switch to renewable feedstocks and energy sources. |
Chemistry World June 17, 2015 Moray Stark |
Safe science: promoting a culture of safety in academic chemical research The drive for this timely book has been a number of serious, and sometimes fatal, accidents in US university chemistry labs. |