A criminal complaint alleges he used a company credit card to buy magnesium perchlorate, barium nitrate and other substances commonly associated with homemade explosives — none of which were ...

Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet ...

When the ions in the two chemical compounds make contact with each other they rearrange themselves such that two new compounds are formed – lead iodide (yellow) and potassium nitrate (white). A more ...

In this Jan. 15, 2023, file photo, the faucet in Ana Maria Rodriguez's bathroom sink shows signs of corrosion, possibly due to nitrate pollution in Boardman, Ore. A report issued Wednesday shows ...

Bacteria commonly utilize nitrate and nitrite as terminal electron acceptors for respiration in the absence of oxygen, or for incorporation in biomass. However, it was only recently described that ...

Unlike mitochondria, which use oxygen, this microbe powers its host by breathing nitrate. Initially found in a freshwater lake, researchers set out to determine how widespread these microbes are. To ...

Increasing levels of nitrate in Ontario’s watersheds including the Grand River is a serious issue for the entire province, says Mayor Kevin Davis. But the mayor is optimistic that solutions can be ...

Barium (Ba) isotopes are a promising new tracer for riverine freshwater input to the ocean and marine biogeochemical cycling. However, many processes that affect Ba cycling at continental margins have ...

Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo ...