Recently added articles from Chemistry and Industry:
A dying breed?(Leader)(Editorial)
Oct 12, 2009; ... What is a laboratory? The generally accepted definition is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement can be performed, although this is also extended to other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to ...
Chemical 'time bomb' threat.(Hexachlorobenzene)
Oct 12, 2009; ... As many as 7m people in Ukraine and Moldova are being put at risk by poor storage of a stockpile of the chemical hexachlorobenzene (HCB), the International HCH and Pesticides Association (IHPA) has warned. The IHPA director, John Vijgen, spotted the chemical 'time bomb' while examining ...
Tough times for EU chemicals.(Economic downturn)(Brief article)
Oct 12, 2009; ... Christian Jourquin, ceo of Solvay and European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) president, told delegates at the Cefic Global Chemical Industry European Convention in Lisbon, Portugal, that the EU chemical industry is 'facing an unprecedented challenge'. 'We cannot just be satisfied with ...
Thousands of rabbits could be spared the most painful eye tests thanks to international acceptance of alternative testing methods.(Brief article)
Oct 12, 2009 ... Thousands of rabbits could be spared the most painful eye tests thanks to international acceptance of alternative testing methods. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has approved two non-animal tests for eye irritancy, the bovine corneal opacity and ...
Bid to delay US action on climate change fails.(C[O.sub.2] emissions)(Brief article)
Oct 12, 2009; ... A bid to delay the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, oil refineries and factories has been blocked in the US Senate. Senator Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, had hoped to push through an amendment to an environmental ...