Researchers at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated a new method to break down toxic pollutants in wastewater, using sunlight and molecular-thin catalysts created using an innovative ‘mechanical’ approach -  with confidence that the method could be used to produce photocatalysts at an industrial scale.

The University of Birmingham has launched a new Centre for Environmental Research and Justice will combine expertise in science and law to offer solutions that will ultimately protect human health and the environment from exposure to hazardous chemical pollutants.

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is holding the first oral evidence session in its current inquiry into the use of toxic chemicals in everyday products.