Chemical & Engineering News: Environmental SCENE

Data Snarl

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 29 May 2012 19:35:02 +0000

EPA wants some information submitted for REACH, but companies say they can’t share the information

Pharma Strives For Green Goals

nobody@acs.org("Ann M. Thayer") — 28 May 2012 05:00:30 +0000

Technology and metrics are major factors in drug firms’ approaches to reducing waste

Leaders Set Mix Of Goals

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue & Melody Bomgardner") — 25 May 2012 13:24:04 +0000

International: G-8 Summit discussions include energy, climate, and agriculture

BPA Replacement Permeates Paper Products

nobody@acs.org("Janet Pelley") — 23 May 2012 19:04:00 +0000

Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers report first data on Bisphenol A alternative in receipts

Promoting Safer Manufacturing

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 21 May 2012 16:47:13 +0000

Chemicals: National Research Council urges adoption of inherently safer processes

Biofuels Bloom In The South

nobody@acs.org("Melody M. Bomgardner") — 21 May 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Construction: Firms report progress on projects in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida

War On Weeds

nobody@acs.org("Melody M. Bomgardner") — 21 May 2012 05:00:41 +0000

New crop traits that allow use of older herbicides may help farmers manage resistant weeds

Magnetic Floating Foam Cleans Up Oil

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 21 May 2012 05:00:39 +0000

Material made magnetic by iron nanoparticles could be used to extract oil from contaminated water

Ever-Cleaner Auto Exhaust

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 21 May 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Catalytic converters continue to advance as regulations further limit emissions of NO_x and other pollutants

Solar Dumping Decision Reached

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 18 May 2012 19:34:00 +0000

Trade: Commerce Department proposes tariff for Chinese-made cells, panels

Promoting Safer Manufacturing

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 17 May 2012 15:15:02 +0000

Chemicals: National Research Council urges adoption of inherently safer processes

For Nanoparticles, Size Does Matter

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 14 May 2012 20:45:00 +0000

Nanotoxicology: Precise control of nanoparticle dimensions shows that size and shape of cerium dioxide nanomaterials influences their ability to damage cells

Microbe Transports Contaminants Through Its Fibers

nobody@acs.org("Melissae Fellet") — 14 May 2012 13:42:00 +0000

Bioremediation: The organism’s filamentous networks could help spread hydrocarbons through soil, possibly speeding bacterial destruction of pollutants

EPA Picks Siloxanes For Assessment

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 14 May 2012 05:00:43 +0000

Federal Rules For Fracking

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 14 May 2012 05:00:25 +0000

Regulation: Interior Department proposes disclosure rules for hydraulic fracturing chemicals

Paying For Power Plant Shutdowns

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 14 May 2012 05:00:22 +0000

Nuclear Energy: Funds to pay for decommissioning of reactors may run short, GAO warns

Isotopes Help Clear Up Concerns About Chloroform In Groundwater

nobody@acs.org("Naomi Lubick") — 11 May 2012 14:43:28 +0000

Water Pollution: Carbon isotopes distinguish industrial sources of compound from natural ones

Methane: A New ‘Fracking’ Fiasco

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 10 May 2012 16:57:00 +0000

The flood of natural gas production is hoped to slow climate change, but it might just make it worse

Federal Rules For Fracking

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 09 May 2012 15:48:07 +0000

Regulation: Interior Department proposes requiring disclosure of injection chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluids

Monitoring Required For Drinking Water

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 07 May 2012 05:00:40 +0000

Model Maps Isocyanic Acid Distribution

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 07 May 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Study suggests where to find high concentrations of the coal- and biomass-derived toxic substance HNCO

Strategic Biotechnology

nobody@acs.org("Andrea Widener") — 07 May 2012 05:00:21 +0000

Policy: Administration issues a blueprint for biology and biotech investment

Climate Change: Global growth of carbon dioxide emissions continues

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 07 May 2012 05:00:21 +0000

Publishing: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering will launch in January 2013

nobody@acs.org("Amanda Yarnell") — 07 May 2012 05:00:20 +0000

Pesticide Workshop Call for Papers

nobody@acs.org("Linda Wang") — 07 May 2012 05:00:12 +0000

Improving Accuracy

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 07 May 2012 05:00:06 +0000

EPA studies why its cost estimates for pending regulations tend to be high

Spectroscopy Shines Light On Mold

nobody@acs.org("Janet Pelley") — 02 May 2012 18:24:00 +0000

Indoor Air Quality: A form of Raman spectroscopy swiftly identifies the fungi associated with health problems in damp buildings

Wisconsin Recall Candidate Is A Card-Carrying Chemist

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 02 May 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Elections: Environmentalist professor-turned-politician runs low-budget gubernatorial campaign

ACS To Launch Sustainable Science Journal

nobody@acs.org("Amanda Yarnell") — 02 May 2012 15:01:26 +0000

Scientific Publishing: UT Austin’s David Allen to take the helm of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Toward a Predictive Model For Nanoparticle Toxicity

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 30 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000

Researchers link semiconductor particles’ electronic properties to their tendency to cause inflammation

A Model To Predict Nanoparticle Toxicity

nobody@acs.org("Jeffrey M. Perkel") — 23 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Nanomaterials: Researchers link semiconductor particles’ electrical properties and ability to cause inflammation

Aerosols Expand Through Surface Reactions

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:51 +0000

Results implicate heterogeneous processes in particle growth mechanism

Tiny Submarines Gather Oil

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:48 +0000

Alkanethiol-coated microengines could clean up oil contamination in water

Health: Science panel links exposure to nonstick chemical with testicular, kidney cancers

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:46 +0000

Canada Limits BPA Discharges

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000

U.S. Emissions Of Greenhouse Gases Rise

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000

Solar Firms Scale Back

nobody@acs.org("Melody M. Bomgardner") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:39 +0000

Manufacturing: First Solar, SunPower cut production

General Duty Clause

nobody@acs.org("Glenn Hess") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:25 +0000

Section 112(r)(1) Of The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments Includes Several Obligations

Preventing Chemical Disasters

nobody@acs.org("Glenn Hess") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:25 +0000

Coalition asks EPA to use Clean Air Act to push inherently safer technologies

Burning Down The House

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: How investigators discovered and destroyed an explosives-filled home

Sand Filter Removes Estrogen With Ease

nobody@acs.org("Naomi Lubick") — 20 Apr 2012 16:57:00 +0000

Wastewater Pollution: Inexpensive wastewater treatment might work just as well as more advanced methods to remove polluting hormones

EPA Issues Fracking Rules

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 19 Apr 2012 18:56:00 +0000

Air Pollution: Regulation puts off tough air emissions controls until 2015

Pink Slime

nobody@acs.org("Carmen Drahl") — 16 Apr 2012 16:31:00 +0000

Ammonia’s the player in this beleaguered meat product

Chemical Safety Board’s Right To Probe Gulf Oil Rig Accident Questioned

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:30 +0000

Safety: Transocean accused of preventing progress of investigation

Grab-And-Go Palladium Catalyst

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 16 Apr 2012 05:00:24 +0000

Novel nanoparticle catalyst pulls thiols and selenols from mixtures and couples them with alkynes to make vinyl compounds

As Acid Rain Drops, Water Can Become Too Clean

nobody@acs.org("Naomi Lubick") — 13 Apr 2012 19:10:30 +0000

Pollution: In a New Hampshire forest, getting back to “normal” may not be possible

Green Chemistry Flap

nobody@acs.org("William G. Schulz") — 12 Apr 2012 23:26:31 +0000

Research Support: EPA cancels two grant solicitations, says will re-issue them this summer

Protecting Antibiotics

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 12 Apr 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Health: FDA calls on drug industry to phase out nonmedical uses in animals

A Nuclear Meltdown

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 12 Apr 2012 03:01:00 +0000

Government: Sparks fly among NRC commissioners

Court Backs Texas In Fight With EPA

nobody@acs.org("Glenn Hess") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Gasoline With 15% Ethanol Approved

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:37 +0000

Chicken Feathers Carry Drugs

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:35 +0000

Agricultural feed and fertilizer made from chicken feathers may transfer drugs to the environment

Carbon Dioxide Rise Came First

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:34 +0000

Ice-core data show rising carbon dioxide levels preceded end of last ice age

Keeping Bisphenol A

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:17 +0000

Science does not support a ban on BPA used in food packaging, FDA determines.

Canada Calls for Triclosan Action

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Environment: Government seeks voluntary removal of antibacterial chemical from consumer products

The Mediterranean: Beneath The Surface

nobody@acs.org("Sarah Everts") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

The famous sea faces challenges from climate change, pollution, overfishing, and tourism—to name just a few

Imaging Liquids With Graphene

nobody@acs.org("Mitch Jacoby") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Electron Microscopy: Carbon nanomaterial secures nanosized droplets in blisterlike formations

Putrid Pathway Probed

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Natural Products: Studies of odorant biosynthesis could aid water remediation

Pittsburgh’s History Suggests Cutting CO₂ Requires Big Changes

nobody@acs.org("Catherine M. Cooney") — 05 Apr 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Climate Change: Only modest drops in emissions accompanied departure of people and steel industry

Putrid Pathway Probed

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 05 Apr 2012 20:02:34 +0000

Natural Products: Studies of odorant biosynthesis could aid water remediation

Proposed Lab Ignites Fears

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 03 Apr 2012 18:28:36 +0000

National Lab: Groups raise concerns about Lawrence Berkeley Lab’s plan to combine research labs

Canada Urges Action On Triclosan

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 02 Apr 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Environment: Government calls for voluntary removal of antibacterial chemical from consumer products

Explosion At German Chemical Plant Kills Two

nobody@acs.org("Marc S. Reisch") — 02 Apr 2012 20:53:21 +0000

Environment: Billowing smoke, butadiene leak force nearby residents indoors

FDA Denies Bisphenol A Petition

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 02 Apr 2012 20:37:00 +0000

Regulation: Agency finds insufficient data to ban controversial chemical in food packaging

Removing Radioactivity

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:56 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Nanoparticles strip radioactive strontium and other heavy metals from beverages

SFC Fluidics

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:50 +0000

Princeton Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:49 +0000

iDisso

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:48 +0000

Xylem Analytics

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:47 +0000

Waters

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:46 +0000

Thermo Fisher Scientific

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:46 +0000

CEM

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:45 +0000

Oxford Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:44 +0000

Beckman Coulter

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:43 +0000

TTP Labtech

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:43 +0000

Bruker - MicroCalix

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000

PicoSpin

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000

Bruker - CryoProbe Prodigy

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:40 +0000

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:39 +0000

New and Notable at Pittcon

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Pittcon Instrument Roundup

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:37 +0000

Pesticides Harm Hive Behavior

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:33 +0000

Entomology: New studies strengthen connection between neonicotinoids and bee colony collapse

Antibiotics, Down On The Farm

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:32 +0000

Judge orders FDA to rule on the use of antibiotics to promote growth in livestock

Curbing Carbon Dioxide

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Greenhouse Gases: EPA proposal would limit emissions from power plants built after 2012

Analytical Instrumentation

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:07 +0000

C&EN panelists identify top new products at Pittcon 2012, including Editors’ Award winners

Electronic Waste Transformation

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:06 +0000

African nations seek shift to clean recycling that creates jobs, supplies rare earths

Chilly Outlook For Instruments

nobody@acs.org("Marc S. Reisch") — 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Industry executives at Pittcon 2012 strike a cautious note for the year ahead

Toxic Toy Data Lacking

nobody@acs.org("Kenneth J. Moore") — 30 Mar 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Product Safety: Holes in research and regulations need filling to protect children from heavy metals in toys, according to scientists

Pesticides Harm Hive Behavior

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 30 Mar 2012 15:44:00 +0000

Entomology: New studies strengthen connection between neonicotinoids and bee colony collapse

Chicken Feathers Carry Drugs

nobody@acs.org("Naomi Lubick") — 29 Mar 2012 17:03:47 +0000

Pharmaceuticals In The Environment: Agricultural feed and fertilizer made from chicken feathers may transfer drugs to the environment

Removing Radioactivity

nobody@acs.org("Bethany Halford") — 28 Mar 2012 17:14:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Nanoparticles strip radioactive strontium and other heavy metals from beverages

Curbing Carbon Dioxide

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 27 Mar 2012 21:07:17 +0000

Greenhouse Gases: EPA proposal would limit emissions from power plants built after 2012

Antibacterial Agent Preserves Arson Evidence

nobody@acs.org("Melissae Fellet") — 27 Mar 2012 19:03:00 +0000

ACS Meeting News: Coating soil samples with triclosan prevents microbes from degrading gasoline used to start fires

Wearable Sampler To Check Exposure To Nanoparticles

nobody@acs.org("Katharine Sanderson") — 27 Mar 2012 15:53:00 +0000

Environmental Monitoring: A portable device combines technologies to collect particles of several sizes

Heritable Epigenetics

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:28 +0000

Study validates that chemical exposures in the womb can trigger changes in gene expression

Senate Nixes Natural Gas Vehicle Subsidies

nobody@acs.org("Glenn Hess") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:27 +0000

U.S., U.K. Renew Science Cooperation

nobody@acs.org("Andrea Widener") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:27 +0000

Lawmaker Requests Bisphenol A Ban

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Notice For New Uses Of Chemicals Proposed

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:25 +0000

Supreme Court Limits Some Medical Patents

nobody@acs.org("Glenn Hess") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:25 +0000

Government & Policy Concentrates

nobody@acs.org("") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:24 +0000

Gas Worse Than Diesel For Creating Aerosols In Air

nobody@acs.org("Jyllian Kemsley") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:21 +0000

Comparison of weekday and weekend emissions points to leading role of gasoline engine exhaust

Joining Forces For Food Safety

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:03 +0000

Instrumentation: Agilent, FDA team up to improve methods for pathogen detection, seafood identification

Bee Deaths And Seed Treatments

nobody@acs.org("Melody M. Bomgardner") — 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Insecticides: Corn-sowing technique may contribute to honeybee deaths

Sunscreen Compound Linked To Endometriosis

nobody@acs.org("Janet Pelley") — 22 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Endocrine Disrupters: Researchers find higher risk of reproductive disorder in women with high urine concentrations of ultraviolet-blocking compounds

F. Sherwood Rowland Dies

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 19 Mar 2012 17:38:45 +0000

Obituary: Chemistry Nobel Laureate showed that some chlorofluorocarbons can destroy Earth’s ozone layer

Toxicity Tests Sans Animals

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:35 +0000

Cosmetics firm L’Oreal is working with EPA to validate a high-througput screening system

Nanoparticles Promote Gene Transfer

nobody@acs.org("Lauren K. Wolf") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:29 +0000

Alumina nanoparticles enhance movement of antibiotic-resistant DNA from one bacterial cell to another

Ionic Membranes Go Metallic

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Polymer Science: Cross-linked metal ionomers expand options for fuel-cell applications

Protecting Trade Secrets

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 19 Mar 2012 05:00:03 +0000

Industry groups are fighting EPA efforts to make chemical identities public

Dow Sponsors Sustainability Fellows

nobody@acs.org("Alexander H. Tullo") — 13 Mar 2012 17:20:00 +0000

Multidisciplinary Research: Some 300 University of Michigan students will receive support to work on environmental problems

Chemistry Nobel Laureate F. Sherwood Rowland Dies

nobody@acs.org("Elizabeth K. Wilson") — 13 Mar 2012 16:55:13 +0000

Obituary: Pioneering atmospheric chemist showed that some chlorofluorocarbons can destroy Earth’s ozone layer

Beijing Sends Nitrogen Downstream

nobody@acs.org("Naomi Lubick") — 12 Mar 2012 16:06:00 +0000

Water Pollution: Researchers quantify the impact of contaminants on the dry region’s rivers

BP Reaches $7.8 Billion Gulf Spill Settlement

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:56 +0000

Fort Detrick Health Studies Inconclusive

nobody@acs.org("Britt E. Erickson") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:56 +0000

EPA Targets Chemicals

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:52 +0000

Risk Assessment: Agency to scrutinize seven compounds or categories of substances in 2012

China Focuses On Environment

nobody@acs.org("Jean-François Tremblay") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:51 +0000

Sustainability: Premier Wen Jiabao also urges tempered economic growth

Algal Toxin Breaks Ring Record

nobody@acs.org("Journal News and Community") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:48 +0000

Natural product has 17 contiguous polycyclic ether rings—the most of any marine algal toxin

Virginia Fraud Probe Cut Off

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:41 +0000

Academic Freedom: State supreme court spurns attorney general’s attempt to obtain climate researcher’s records

Canada Clears Siloxane D5

nobody@acs.org("Marc S. Reisch") — 12 Mar 2012 05:00:30 +0000

Environment: Report allays concerns over bioaccumulation

Fracking Could Hinder Underground Carbon Storage

nobody@acs.org("Sara Peach") — 09 Mar 2012 19:17:00 +0000

Natural Resources: Natural gas extraction and carbon dioxide sequestration may compete for the same sites

Oil Spill Killed Some Marsh Plants But Spared Others

nobody@acs.org("Mark Schrope") — 08 Mar 2012 18:39:00 +0000

Disaster Aftermath: One of two dominant marsh plant species has recovered surprisingly well after Deepwater Horizon spill

Additive Boosts Organic Solar Cell Efficiency

nobody@acs.org("Aaron A. Rowe") — 08 Mar 2012 17:48:00 +0000

Solar Energy: Polymer enhancer may improve flow of electrons within organic photovoltaic devices

Canada Clears Siloxane D5

nobody@acs.org("Marc S. Reisch") — 07 Mar 2012 22:21:00 +0000

Environment: Regulator nixes concerns over bioaccumulation

EPA Targets Chemicals

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 06 Mar 2012 22:17:25 +0000

Risk Assessment: Agency to scrutinize seven compounds or categories of substances in 2012

Carbon Nanotubes Spur Plant Cell Growth

nobody@acs.org("Katherine Bourzac") — 06 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Nanomaterials: Multiwalled nanotubes could improve production in bioreactors based on plant cells, researchers say

Virginia Court Dismisses Climate-Change Fraud Probe

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 05 Mar 2012 21:17:40 +0000

Academic Freedom: Judge spurns attorney general’s attempt to obtain climate researcher’s records

Algal Toxin Breaks Record

nobody@acs.org("Melissae Fellet") — 05 Mar 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Natural Products: The molecule has the largest number of contiguous polycyclic ether rings—17—of any marine algal toxin

Greener, Safer Photooxidations

nobody@acs.org("Stephen K. Ritter") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:47 +0000

Singlet oxygen used in a continuous supercritical carbon dioxide-fluorous solvent reactor enables highly efficient oxidation reactions

Cleaning Wastewater While Generating Electricity

nobody@acs.org("Lila Guterman") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:45 +0000

Device combines microbial fuel cell with reverse electrodialysis

Monsanto Settles Dioxins Suits

nobody@acs.org("Marc S. Reisch") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:41 +0000

Monsanto will pay up to $93 million to settle Agent Orange lawsuits

A Plethora Of Clean Energy

nobody@acs.org("Jeff Johnson") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:40 +0000

Innovation: ARPA-E summit shines spotlight emerging technologies

Transitioning

nobody@acs.org("Cheryl Hogue") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:17 +0000

Paul Anastas leaves EPA and returns to Yale

Pollution Data Uneven Across China

nobody@acs.org("Jean-François Tremblay") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:16 +0000

Activists find both progress and backsliding in disclosure of environmental data

Unfavored Ring Route Revealed

nobody@acs.org("Stu Borman") — 05 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Enzymology: Structure, theory answer question about how an unusual biosynthetic step works

Chemical & Engineering News: Environmental SCENE

Data Snarl

Pharma Strives For Green Goals

Leaders Set Mix Of Goals

BPA Replacement Permeates Paper Products

Promoting Safer Manufacturing

Biofuels Bloom In The South

War On Weeds

Magnetic Floating Foam Cleans Up Oil

Ever-Cleaner Auto Exhaust

Solar Dumping Decision Reached

Promoting Safer Manufacturing

For Nanoparticles, Size Does Matter

Microbe Transports Contaminants Through Its Fibers

EPA Picks Siloxanes For Assessment

Federal Rules For Fracking

Paying For Power Plant Shutdowns

Isotopes Help Clear Up Concerns About Chloroform In Groundwater

Methane: A New ‘Fracking’ Fiasco

Federal Rules For Fracking

Monitoring Required For Drinking Water

Model Maps Isocyanic Acid Distribution

Strategic Biotechnology

Climate Change: Global growth of carbon dioxide emissions continues

Publishing: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering will launch in January 2013

Pesticide Workshop Call for Papers

Improving Accuracy

Spectroscopy Shines Light On Mold

Wisconsin Recall Candidate Is A Card-Carrying Chemist

ACS To Launch Sustainable Science Journal

Toward a Predictive Model For Nanoparticle Toxicity

A Model To Predict Nanoparticle Toxicity

Aerosols Expand Through Surface Reactions

Tiny Submarines Gather Oil

Health: Science panel links exposure to nonstick chemical with testicular, kidney cancers

Canada Limits BPA Discharges

U.S. Emissions Of Greenhouse Gases Rise

Solar Firms Scale Back

General Duty Clause

Preventing Chemical Disasters

Burning Down The House

Sand Filter Removes Estrogen With Ease

EPA Issues Fracking Rules

Pink Slime

Chemical Safety Board’s Right To Probe Gulf Oil Rig Accident Questioned

Grab-And-Go Palladium Catalyst

As Acid Rain Drops, Water Can Become Too Clean

Green Chemistry Flap

Protecting Antibiotics

A Nuclear Meltdown

Court Backs Texas In Fight With EPA

Gasoline With 15% Ethanol Approved

Chicken Feathers Carry Drugs

Carbon Dioxide Rise Came First

Keeping Bisphenol A

Canada Calls for Triclosan Action

The Mediterranean: Beneath The Surface

Imaging Liquids With Graphene

Putrid Pathway Probed

Pittsburgh’s History Suggests Cutting CO2 Requires Big Changes

Putrid Pathway Probed

Proposed Lab Ignites Fears

Canada Urges Action On Triclosan

Explosion At German Chemical Plant Kills Two

FDA Denies Bisphenol A Petition

Removing Radioactivity

SFC Fluidics

Princeton Instruments

iDisso

Xylem Analytics

Waters

Thermo Fisher Scientific

CEM

Oxford Instruments

Beckman Coulter

TTP Labtech

Bruker - MicroCalix

PicoSpin

Bruker - CryoProbe Prodigy

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Pittsburgh’s History Suggests Cutting CO₂ Requires Big Changes