The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for July 2012

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Comprehensive overview of the actual state of knowledge, environmental fate, and exposure modeling of nano-pesticides

Zinc oxide and copper nanoparticles produce detrimental effects on soil chemistry and bacterial composition

New catalyst could reduce waste in the large-scale manufacturing of Plexiglas

Ultrasound is used to carve carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to release toxic metal impurities in a similar way to wind carving the sand hills in a desert

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BASF, Cargill and Novozymes jointly develop industrial biotechnology-based production process for acrylic acid from renewable raw materials

(Bio)Materials rich in amine groups are proposed as an ideal support for recovering Pd from waste

Harvard remains the number one in the world for the tenth year; five Chinese universities move into the Top 500 for the first time