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When it comes to eliminating toxic and expensive heavy metals in the chemical industry, a new study from the University of ...

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The amount of toxic "forever chemicals" flowing into the River Mersey in north-west England has reached some of the highest ...

In a collaboration showing the power of innovation and teamwork, physicists and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak ...

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