Report summarizes research that exposes the toxic risks plastic poses to human health at every stage of the plastic lifecycle

Plastic Threatens Human Health on a Global Scale

Bringing Water, Fertilizers, Crop Protection Directly to the Roots
Bayer, Netafim, and Ben-Gurion University to collaborate on digital tools for optimizing drip irrigation

Microplastics – A Global Catastrophe
Jane Bremmer, co-founder of the Australian Alliance for a Clean Environment, on what should and what should not be done

Good Environmental Policy in the Face of Uncertainty
Interview with Axel Singhofen who advises the Greens/European Free Alliance (EFA) in the European Parliament

Electrofuels: Not Competitive
Analysis of the cost competitiveness of fuels made from electricity, water, and carbon dioxide

Cost-Effective Enantioselective Allylation
Allene, a byproduct of petroleum cracking, can replace organometallic allylation reagents

Pyrethrum: History of a Bio-Insecticide – Part 5
The fall of DDT and the rise of pyrethrin derivatives

Restrict Intentionally Added Microplastics
ECHA wants to restrict microplastic particles that are intentionally added to mixtures such as cosmetic products

Highlights: IYPT2019 Opening Ceremony
Official opening of the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT 2019) at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France

Improved Desulfurization of Gasoline
Using pervaporation membranes, gasoline can selectively be separated from unwanted sulfuric compounds