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Conflicting studies fuel arsenic debate
Uncertainties over contaminated groundwater in southern Asia highlight gaps in science.
- Eugenie Samuel Reich
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Plastic from clothing hits shorelines
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Nitrogen pollution disrupts Pacific Ocean
Surging nitrates in Asian waters could dramatically affect marine wildlife.
- Susan Moran
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Canadian ozone network faces axe
Arctic monitoring stations hit by budget constraints.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Electrified bacterial filaments zap uranium
Mechanism by which microbes scrub radioactive contamination revealed.
- Lee Sweetlove
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Chemicals track Fukushima meltdown
Radioactive sulphur signal adds to evidence of catastrophe.
- Geoff Brumfiel
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Enigma of the recent methane budget
The previously increasing atmospheric methane concentration has inexplicably stalled over the past three decades. This may be due to a fall in fossil-fuel emissions or to farming practices that are curtailing microbial sources. See Letters p.194 & p.198
- Martin Heimann
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US launches eco-network
Ambitious project to systematically monitor the environment on a continental scale is finally ready to break ground.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Air pollutants make a comeback
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Carbon trading needs a multi-level approach
International agreements are not enough. Interlinked national and regional tools are also needed to reduce carbon emissions, say Mark Maslin and Joanne Scott.
- Mark Maslin
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Carbon loss from an unprecedented Arctic tundra wildfire
- Michelle C. Mack
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Conservation science outside the comfort zone
Researchers like to work on projects that start small and slowly scale up. They must think bigger and faster, says Sandy J. Andelman, to tackle today's problems in time.
- Sandy J. Andelman
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Pollutants' role in birth defects becomes clearer
Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons linked to neural tube defects.
- Katharine Sanderson
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Sea holds treasure trove of rare-earth elements
Survey reveals wealth of important metals in ocean floor mud.
- Nicola Jones
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Cushion against acidification
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Full transparency
Nations should release global nuclear-monitoring data to academics and the public.
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Mercury on the decline
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Brief Communications Arising |
Rosing, Bird, Sleep & Bjerrum reply
- Minik T. Rosing
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Wildlife threatened by Fukushima radiation
Leaked isotopes likely to affect marine ecosystems more than terrestrial ones.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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Fund experiments on atmospheric hazards
- Stefano Galmarini
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Energy: America's top climate cop
The United States has abandoned comprehensive greenhouse-gas curbs, but California is pressing ahead. Mary Nichols is leading the fight against emissions.
- Jeff Tollefson
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First signs of ozone-hole recovery spotted
Antarctic ozone layer bouncing back after the phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons.
- James Mitchell Crow
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Is FutureGen betting on the wrong rock?
Commercial rival says gas spreading and leakage could harm US carbon-sequestration effort.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Radiation release will hit marine life
Researchers call for extensive surveys to gauge ecological effects of Fukushima.
- Quirin Schiermeier
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A long shadow over Fukushima
One impact of Japan's nuclear crisis is a dim but definite echo of Chernobyl, says Jim Smith — decades of caesium-137.
- Jim Smith
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Fukushima health risks scrutinized
But scientists are struggling to pick through radiation data.
- Declan Butler
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China vows to clean up rural environment
Agriculture accounts for half of all pollution in the country.
- Jane Qiu
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Radioactivity spreads in Japan
Fallout is localized, but could persist for years in some regions.
- Declan Butler
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Life as a liquidator
Part of a massive clean-up team, Gennady Laptev recalls his years working to combat Chernobyl's radioactive legacy.
- Mark Peplow
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Radiation risks unknown
Scientists struggle to calculate long-term effects of low-dose exposures in Fukushima.
- Gwyneth Dickey Zakaib
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Radiation data from Japanese disaster starts to filter out
Confidential data held by nuclear test ban organization emerging as key to monitoring Fukushima radiation.
- Declan Butler
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Cash alone will not slow forest carbon emissions
To succeed, the REDD initiative needs a dose of 'GREEN' to restore degraded forests and help boost economic development, argues Andy White.
- Andy White
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Tobacco smoke, take three
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Dumped drugs lead to resistant microbes
A continual discharge of antibiotic-contaminated water has created a hotspot of bacterial antibiotic resistance in an Indian river.
- Naomi Lubick
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Water flea genome offers revolution in toxicity testing
DNA sequence of Daphnia could help scientists to probe the environment and test chemicals.
- Virginia Gewin
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Deepwater Horizon dispersants lingered in the deep
Chemicals' toxicity to deep-water ecosystems remains an open question.
- Amanda Mascarelli
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Arsenic sinks to new depths
Groundwater overuse can push poisonous element deeper — a serious risk for countries in Southern Asia.
- Gayathri Vaidyanathan
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Gulf-oil studies stalled by scarce samples
Frustration of independent researchers spills out over suspended distribution by BP and US government.
- Mark Schrope
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Impacts of Canada's oil-sands operations 'exaggerated'
Report rebuts cancer claims and recommends changes to oversight and monitoring.
- Hannah Hoag
Gulf ecology hit by coastal development
Reduce drug waste in the environment
A burning issue