Go to any chemistry conference these days and you鈥檒l find multiple sessions on green chemistry. They won鈥檛 be talking about making green paints or growing plants. Actually that isn鈥檛 true. They may...
I don鈥檛 think I would want to work in a rubber processing plant. Too many nitrosamines in the air, and it鈥檚 better not to inhale them. Nitrosamines after all are known carcinogens, first identified...
There are various insecticides that will eliminate ants. Chlorpyrifos is probably the most effective and is available in a number of commercial versions containing 0.5% of the active ingredient. It...
One thing you can count on in science is that virtually every issue is more complicated than it first seems. Take biodiesel as an example. It can be made from virtually any plant oil by reacting it...
Now it鈥檚 toxic strawberries from California! 鈥淲ill strawberry shortcake be known for causing cancer, birth defects and miscarriages,鈥� asks a widely circulating article on the web. Well, no. Not...
Everyone knows that driving car is a risky business but what about just getting into one? Especially on a hot day! And we鈥檙e not talking about burning your rear by depositing it on the plastic seat...
We know what we should be doing if we want to be environmentally conscious. Recycle, compost, use public transport more, insulate better, shop with reusable bags. But here is something that is...
Think of alfalfa and you probably visualize a salad adorned with the sprouts of this legume served up in a California style restaurant. But that is a minuscule use of this plant. The prime use of...
You鈥檝e heard of a tempest in a teapot. This is a hurricane in a thimble. I鈥檓 talking about a study carried out by Canada鈥檚 Food Inspection Agency that found pesticide residues in organic produce....
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