Battery uses difference in salinity between fresh- and seawater to produce electricity - novel type of electrochemical system

The freshwater content of the upper Arctic Ocean which has an impact on global ocean circulation has increased by about 20 % since the 1990s

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for February 2011

Tiny crystalline flowers of titania can catalytically break down toxic azo dyes in wastewater

Minced banana peels could be used to treat water discharged from mining processes, farms, and industrial wastes

Discovery that algae can produce the industrial contaminant selenocyanate could have implications for water monitoring

Antibiotic contamination promotes resistance genes in bacteria and their transfer to human pathogens

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New findings show that pharmaceuticals other than oestrogen can cause permanent damage to aquatic animals

European Women in Chemistry edited by Jan Apotheker and Livia Simon Sarkadi, reviewed by Francesco De Angelis, University of l’Aquila, Italy