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Chemistry World September 3, 2014 Andy Extance	Environmental priorities stymie hunt for stubborn ozone depleter The Earth's gradually healing ozone layer -- an iconic success in humanity's attempts to fix the environmental damage it causes -- is being set back by unanticipated lingering pollutants.
Chemistry World August 28, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	DuPont settles pollution charges for $1.3m Chemical titan DuPont has agreed a settlement with US authorities over eight hazardous chemical leaks from the company's plant in Belle, US, between 2006 and 2010.
Chemistry World August 28, 2014	Trekking across chemical frontiers Thinking about getting molecules to where they need to go is a new concept for the novice process chemist, but is familiar to chemical engineers as mass transfer.
Chemistry World August 22, 2014 John Hudson	Acid rain and the rise of the environmental chemist in 19th century Britain This book will have wide appeal, but I particularly recommend it to those interested in the history of the chemical industry or the history of environmentalism.
Chemistry World August 15, 2014 Philip Robinson	Audit of fracking fluids highlights data deficiencies A US survey of almost 250 chemicals used in fracking has identified potentially harmful compounds and exposed a lack of information about them that is hampering efforts to understand fracking's environmental impact.
Chemistry World August 7, 2014 Emma Stoye	UK plans stricter controls on poisons and explosives The UK government plans to bring in new laws that will tighten regulations around selling chemicals classed as 'poisons' or 'explosives precursors' to the general public.
Chemistry World August 5, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Tetraethyl lead bribery case ends with four executives convicted Four former executives of specialty chemicals firm Innospec have been sentenced following convictions for conspiring to corrupt public officials in Iraq and Indonesia between 2002 and 2008.
Chemistry World July 30, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Bruker winds down underperforming instrument lines The company said that its Chemical and Applied Markets division has generated significant losses for the last four years, with little prospect of near-term profitability.
Chemistry World July 24, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Investigators find cause of West Virginia chemical spill The lack of a rigorous inspection program at Freedom Industries is to blame for the massive leak of (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol from a tank at a the company's storage site in West Virginia.
Chemistry World July 24, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Tata Chemicals to mothball Kenya plant The company says increasing energy costs in recent years have made the plant unviable, despite its efforts to improve energy efficiency at the site.
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