What comes to mind when you think of arsenic?聽 Inheritance powder?聽 The possible murder of Napoleon?聽 Poisoned wells in Bangladesh?聽 Well, how about playgrounds, decks or picnic tables?聽 Concern...
During the 1930s, Swiss chemist Pierre Castan was researching materials for denture repair and American Sylvan Greenlee was working on novel paints. Independently, the two hit upon epoxy resins,...
You may have heard of propylene glycol in several contexts. It is used as a safer alternative to ethylene glycol in antifreeze, as a preservative in foods and cosmetics, as a solvent in some...
Numerous Internet posts attempt to scare dog owners with questions like 鈥淚s It a Dog Food Aide or Automotive Antifreeze?鈥� The reference is to propylene glycol, a chemical added to some dog foods to...
Virtually no day goes by without an alert from the media about some chemical in the environment that is suspected of harming our health. It may do this by disrupting our hormones, triggering cancer...
Solvents! What do you think of? Nail polish remover? Dry cleaning fluid? Yes, those are solvents. But there鈥檚 a lot more to the story. Chemistry would not be possible without the use solvents. Most...
Judging by the hate mail directed his way, you would think that Dr. Alan Dangour had suggested banning baby kissing. In fact, all the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine nutritionist did...
When it comes to health matters, scientists rarely make statements that do not begin with 鈥渕ay.鈥澛� But here is one.聽 Excessive exposure to sunlight causes skin cancer!聽 There鈥檚 no 鈥渕ay鈥� about it.聽...
Why would anyone oppose a technology that dramatically increases crop yields and protects farmers from excessive exposure to pesticides? Because of irrational fears about the technology involved,...
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