Pollution Research update Ocean surface could be plastic-free within three years once littering stops Reducing plastic waste could be better strategy than cleaning up, model reveals
Pollution Research update Concentration of small air pollution particles has risen by more than one-third Long-term exposure to PM2.5 now causes nearly 90% more deaths worldwide than in 1960 Read article: Concentration of small air pollution particles has risen by more than one-third
Pollution Research update Global store of nitrate pollution revealed Nitrate storage in unsaturated zone quantified on worldwide scale Read article: Global store of nitrate pollution revealed
Pollution Research update Understanding vanadium leaching improves prospects for reuse of steel slag Discovery could also aid risk assessment of legacy slag heaps Read article: Understanding vanadium leaching improves prospects for reuse of steel slag
Pollution Research update Team sizes up packaged water waste in West Africa Lack of safe water provision on tap and waste disposal facilities bring plastic pollution Read article: Team sizes up packaged water waste in West Africa
Ethics Opinion and reviews Chernobyl’s hidden legacy An argument in favour of re-examining Soviet-era data on radiation and its effects Read article: Chernobyl’s hidden legacy