All Pollution articles – Page 4
-
NewsHousehold chemicals: a surprising air pollutant
Use the summary slide of this cutting edge research in your class
-
FeatureTaking care of the air
How do we control the pollutants we breathe in? This article includes specification links and resources for your classroom.
-
NewsInorganic polystyrene gives old material a new backbone
New catalytic route opens the door to polymers made from boron and nitrogen
-
NewsSummer bees vulnerable to nanoparticles in fuel additives
Cerium oxide nanoparticles cause biochemical changes in honeybees
-
FeatureCarbon dioxide gets stoned
Locking Earth’s excess carbon dioxide away by turning it into rock
-
ResourceSustainable development and green chemistry
The Inspirational chemistry chapter ‘Sustainable development and green chemistry’. This chapter suggests games, activities, practicals and demonstrations that prompt students to think critically about how to make every day processes more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
-
Magnificent moleculesPolyethylene terephthalate
Fernando Gomollón-Bel discovers the story of one of the most ubiquitous artificial compounds
-
FeatureThe massive problem of microplastics
As plastics fill up and pollute our oceans, recognising their value rather than thinking of them as disposable could help us deal with what has turned into a large, global problem
-
NewsHairy plants aid oil-absorbing material design
Leaves of weed could even be used to mop-up slicks
-
SoundbiteHow to shrink an ozone hole
How’s the ozone hole actually doing? Ida Emilie Steinmark finds out
-
ResourceNuclear decommissioning: turning waste into wealth
This context/problem-based learning (C/PBL) resource is part of a collection we have commissioned for you to use with your undergraduate students. This 5 credit module is based on the following scenario:Your students will consider the management of a nuclear decommissioning project with a focus on adding value by re-purposing the ...
-
ResourceWaste to wealth videos: Brian Handy
This resource forms part of a collection of videos that aims to provide undergraduate students with insights into what it is like to work in the nuclear industry.In these videos Brian Handy explains what it is like to work in the nuclear industry. He describes some of the challenges, including ...
-
ResourceWaste to wealth videos: Peter Ivanov
This resource forms part of a collection of videos that aims to provide undergraduate students with insights into what it is like to work in the nuclear industry.In these videos Peter Ivanov explains what it is like to work as a radiochemist. He describes the role of solvent extraction in ...
-
ResourceWaste to wealth videos: Martin Freer
This resource forms part of a collection of videos that aims to provide undergraduate students with insights into what it is like to work in the nuclear industry.In these videos Martin Freer explains what it is like to work in the nuclear industry. He describes some of the issues in ...
-
-
FeatureExploring UK fracking emissions concerns
Elinor Hughes drills down into how scientists are checking potential greenhouse gas and radioactive emissions from the hydraulic fracturing of shale
-
NewsSnow soaks up pollutants from engine exhausts
Air quality regulators should consider freezing temperatures and snow
-
ResourceTales of the riverbank: environmental
This problem-based case study looks at the environmental problems found within the fictitious Coley River system in the county of Midshire. The environmental problems found in the river are organic, inorganic and physical in nature.
-
-
ResourceOil sands process water: diamonds not so forever
This C/PBL resource is designed to help students discover what organic chemicals are present in the waste water which is produced during the processing of oil sands, and analytically assess these potentially toxic organic chemicals.