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Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Ned Stafford	Global treaty on mercury emissions signed A global treaty designed to cut emissions of the toxic heavy metal mercury into the environment, took another major step forward with formal adoption earlier this month.
Chemistry World October 24, 2013 Emma Stoye	Sulfur chemistry links coral to climate Researchers in Australia say that the destruction of coral reefs could pose a 'double jeopardy' for the environment, as a new study has found that corals produce a sulfur molecule linked to the global climate cycle.
Chemistry World October 21, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Counterfeit anxiety pills seized in Switzerland Swiss authorities have intercepted a large shipment of counterfeit tablets in transit between China and Egypt. The four crates contained over a million fake versions of Pfizer's Xanax (alprazolam) pills, which have now been destroyed.
Chemistry World October 21, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Neonicotinoids let virus thrive in bees Scientists in Italy believe they have found a molecular trigger by which neonicotinoid pesticides may harm colonies of honeybees.
Chemistry World October 21, 2013 Philip Ball	Chemistry's climate of scepticism It could be important for chemists to consider whether (and if so, why) there is an unusually high proportion of climate-change doubters in their ranks.
Chemistry World October 18, 2013 Hepeng Jia	China blamed for mercury on iconic Mount Fuji Amid a simmering row between China and Japan over an island territory dispute, new research claims that the atmosphere above Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is being polluted with mercury by Chinese industry.
Chemistry World October 18, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Worker dies in Dow lab fire An investigation by the local fire department concluded that the fire started when trimethylindium, a pyrophoric precursor to semiconductor materials, was exposed to the air and ignited spontaneously.
Chemistry World October 15, 2013 Jessica Cocker	Banned pollutants bite back A new study from scientists in Denmark and the UK says another worrying consequence of global temperature rises is that, as sea ice melts, banned pesticides are being reemitted into the open environment.
Fast Company November 2013 Jeff Chu	Against The Tide The Dutch have a growing army of engineers, designers, and scientists who work with water, as the Netherlands built itself into the world's premier laboratory for how to tame the rivers and the seas. Today, the country's ideas and expertise may be its most valuable export.
Chemistry World October 14, 2013 Ned Stafford	Nobel peace prize goes to body that aims to eliminate chemical weapons Chemists and others around the world are congratulating staff members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which has been awarded the 2013 Nobel peace prize.
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