Role of degrading plant materials in absorbing organic pollutants, such as naphthol, from soil examined

Wax On, Wax Off

Oil Inhibits As Uptake
Oil from leaks and spills is shown to prevent arsenic absorption, leading to increased concentrations in the oceans

Australian-Chinese CO2-Storage Project
Australian-Chinese joint demonstration project will store 2,000 m.t. of CO2 underground

2009 ISI Impact Factors
Excellent results for Wiley's and Wiley-VCH's 2009 ISI Impact Factors

Special Issue: ChemCatChem
Unifying Concepts in Catalyisis, special issue edited by Prof. C. Limberg and Prof. M. Driess

Monumental Analysis
Ananlysis of surface samples of city monuments could allow heavy metal levels to be monitored.

Catalytic Result
New method for trifluoromethylation of aryl chlorides under mild conditions by using a palladium-based catalyst.

Future Visions of Chemistry: Koop Lammertsma
"Gone is gone. There are no alternatives." - Interview with Koop Lammertsma, VU University, the Netherlands.

Doubly Green Material
A porous solid that not only stores hydrogen gas but can soak up carbon dioxide; a potentially green material on two fronts.

New EU Provisions
Leading environmental and health campaign groups fear that MEPs may lack courage to ban all highly hazardous products.