Posts tagged with ‘chemistry’
The House and Senate agreed yesterday to ban three types of phthalates, chemicals that are common in plastics, perfumes, lotions, and shampoos, and that can disrupt normal hormone function.
Though well understood, the challenges presented by the changing nitrogen cycle remain under-appreciated. A global integrated approach will be needed to mitigate its future impacts on the climate, ecosystem biodiversity, and human health.
Gerhard Ertl won this year’s Nobel prize for chemistry for work that explained the chemical mechanisms behind processes of importance in everyday life: rust, catalytic converters, and the production of industrial fertilizer. Here’s a roundup of news coverage that underscores, again, the value of fundamental scientific research for society at large.
