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China's war on food additives a difficult task

A year on from the melamine contamination that aroused wide public concern and caused thousands of children to fall ill, the Chinese authorities have launched a new round of campai...



Chemical trade wars on the rise

The Chinese chemical sector is becoming the focus of trade wars as manufacturing capacity increases and trade volumes expand


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Policy

Aubergine

The vital ingredient: Chemical science and engineering for sustainable food

21 January 2009

RSC and IChemE report on the science and engineering of the production, security and sustainability of food.



drought

Adapting the UK to climate change

10 October 2008

The RSC response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution study



Cooling Towers

Towards Carbon Capture and Storage

22 September 2008

The RSC has submitted a joint response with the Institute of Biology and Institute of Physics to the BERR consultation


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Conferences & Events

RSC Environmental Chemistry Group Symposium and Distinguished Guest Lecture: King Coal: future prospects for growth, use and clean technologies

Royal Society of Chemistry (Chemistry Centre), The Library, Burlington House, London, United Kingdom
24 March 2010 12:00 17:15

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Hot Articles

Shiny surfaces

Shiny surfaces inspired by nature

08 December 2009

Chinese scientists describe a simple method to create colourful and water-repellent surfaces



Wastewater

Water pollution higher than calculated

26 November 2009

Flawed data on the amount of organic pollutants in raw sewage is being used by environmental policy makers, claim US scientists


Books

Water System Science and Policy Interfacing

Water System Science and Policy Interfacing

Copyright: 2009
Philippe Quevauviller

This book examines the issue of integrating science into policy, with an emphasis on water system knowledge and related policies.



Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture

Copyright: 2009
R E Hester

Reports on methods of capturing and storing CO2 from major sources to reduce the levels emitted to the atmosphere by human activities.