All Pollution articles
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NewsNickel-loving plants help to recycle poly(ethene)
Phytomining is helping to recycle single-use plastics
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News
Nitrogen dioxide is a pollution problem in rural areas
Rural areas aren’t safe from pollution as study finds they contain 41% of the country’s total nitrogen dioxide
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News
Recycling PVC with electrolysis
New method for recycling poly(vinylchloride) uses electrolysis to extract valuable chlorinated products
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Opinion
Combatting plastic pollution in class
Bring the fight against plastic pollution to your classroom with these hands-on resources from Common Seas
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News
High capacity batteries that can biodegrade in situ
Explore biodegradable electrochemistry with this innovation to healthcare and pollution
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Job profile
Pollution control officer
Emma protects our health and the environment by monitoring levels of environmental pollutants in the land, air and water. She sets the conditions on industrial processes to minimise their release of pollutants.
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Job profile
Swyddog rheoli llygredd, Cyngor Abertawe
Mae Emma yn gwarchod ein hiechyd a’r amgylchedd drwy fonitro lefelau llygryddion amgylcheddol yn y tir, yr aer a’r dŵr. Mae hi’n gosod yr amodau ar brosesau diwydiannol er mwyn lleihau faint o lygryddion sy’n cael eu rhyddhau.
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Feature
Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Recent steep price increases could push us towards renewable energy
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Resource
The politics of energy – structure strip | 14–16 years
Develop your learners reading comprehension and writing skills while revisiting topics from organic and atmospheric chemistry
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News
Drug pollution in wastewater
Extent of pharmaceutical pollution on every continent on Earth revealed
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News
Cooking up sustainable batteries
Find out how microwaves can improve the environmental credentials of electrochemical cells
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News
Milking the potential of proteins to provide safe drinking water
Removing arsenic from tap water to make it safe to drink
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Job profile
Bioleaching lab technician
Emma collects and processes precious metals that are extracted from electronic waste products
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News
Sunlight produces thousands of compounds from plastic
Scientists dispel the theory that sunlight exposure simply fragments macroplastics that persist in the environment, but what are the implications for the environment?
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Ideas
Teach justice and cooperation through chemistry
Link forensic science and the Covid-19 pandemic to your lessons on instrumental analysis, separation techniques, data interpretation and health with UN sustainable development goals 16 and 17
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Job profile
Professor of environmental chemistry
Patricia uses chemistry to develop new ways of detecting, monitoring and analysing quantities of environmental pollutants.
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Job profile
Market development manager
Vikki helps develop sustainable packaging with less carbon dioxide impact and the ability to reduce food waste.
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Resource
E10 petrol and climate change | 14–16 years
Fuel your learners’ understanding about fermentation and bioethanol, and check recall and application of knowledge while developing student literacy
