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Catalyst Volume 15 Issue 1: Full Magazine

Articles in this issue of Catalyst include:

Radioactivity and Wildlife

Early in 2003, researchers in the Arctic reported that radioactivity was being spread among wildlife species in ways that no one had detected before. Where does this radioactive contamination come from?

Supporting Dentists - Careers

This article explores pursuing a career in the dentistry profession.

Oxygen Supply

Oxygen is essential for most respiration, which goes on in all live cells, all living things, all the time. This article looks at how organisms get the oxygen they need from their surroundings and how it reaches cells. It also explores how oxygen transport is monitored, which is vitally important in medical care.

Safety in the Lab

This article aims to identify, assess and control the risks in practical chemistry experiments.

Tree Power

Wood is a renewable source of energy. Could it be used to generate electricity in the UK, and what are the advantages and disadvantages?

Robert Hooke

This article looks at the life and work of the physicist Robert Hooke.

Geiger Counter

This article investigates how a Geiger counter works.

Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.

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