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Art director Rhonda Saunders combined Figure 4a from Limbach et al.’s paper on p 9370 in this issue with an image of human lungs.
Feature
Chemical Reactivity as a Tool for Estimating Persistence
Persistence, along with bioaccumulation and toxicity, is one of the key elements that define a persistent organic pollutant. However, the concept of persistence itself is not well defined. Nicholas Green and Åke Bergman of Stockholm University propose a new, quantitative approach for credibly measuring persistence.
Departments
Environmental health writ large
Cold-water laundry detergent is a hot idea
EPA proposes to relax TRI reporting rules
News
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“Grassroots” global warming study
The White House tried to bury the National Assessment, but experts have reexamined this report and found that the project was successful and innovative.
Nanoparticle agglomeration restricts uptake into living cells
Ultrafine particles form clumps in biological fluids; this curtails their diffusion and possibly reduces their toxicity.
Distinguishing between sources of sewage contamination
Raw sewage contamination of surface waters can be detected by following the enantioselective degradation of the chiral pharmaceutical propranolol.
Congress weakens environmental laws with loopholes in hurricane-recovery legislation
Congress provides industry relief by scaling back on NEPA and the Clean Air Act.
Sunita Narain
The 2005 Stockholm Water Prize honoree turns traditional water development approaches upside down by advocating decentralized management.
News Briefs
- Carbon storage for greenhouse gases
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- India under threat from climate change
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- PBDEs overtaking PCBs
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- Natural resources can improve villagers’ lives
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