National Mole Day

National Mole Day

National Mole Day is observed annually by chemists and chemistry students on October 23. You may be thinking that this day is in honor of the little burrowing creature. However, it is not. This celebration takes place between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02...

Duty to Enter

Question – A member of the public finds a fly-tip of hazardous waste, in this case chemicals that represent a significant risk to the public. The fly-tip is on private land which is only a few metres from the public highway and close to a school and busy bus...

Identifying Waste In The Workplace

What can be recycled? Paper of course – most of us are guilty of occasional excessive use of the office printer. Then there is food waste. But did you know that used toner cartridges, batteries and even light bulbs can be recycled – although they are...

Lithium Battery Ditches Pure Oxygen

Scientists have created a type of up-and-coming lithium battery that can run on air – rather than pure oxygen – for hundreds of charging cycles. Electric vehicles powered by lithium-air battery would be able to travel further on a single charge as these...