email August 31st, 2007
There s Still No Clarity on Toxic Waste Dump in Lake Superior
Common Dreams - Between 1957 and 1962, barrels containing benzene, PCBs, lead, cadmium, barium, hexavalent chromium and, most likely, radioactive materials were rolled off barges into the lake at 16 or more places along the North Shore. One of the seven identified
email August 30th, 2007
Ryazan Region
Kommersant - Chemical companies produce plastic goods, polymer films, viscose fiber, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, oils, benzene, fuel oil, and asphalt, as well as organic chemicals. Both hydrocarbon feedstock from local petrochemical companies and feedstock
email August 30th, 2007
As ethanol use rises, so do concerns
Allentown Morning Call - But studies show that when ethanol-laced fuel leaks into the ground, other gas components, including cancer-causing benzene, tend to travel farther in groundwater than they do when ethanol isn’t in the mix. A 2004 government-funded study showed that
email August 29th, 2007
Surprisingly, Chemists Find, Some Solvents Can Alter Chemical Bonds
Science Daily - In the UB studies, the solvent reaction actually changed the nature of the carbon-nitrogen bond between the Lewis acid (a benzene radical cation) and the Lewis base (ammonia). “We found that when the chemical bond is generated by the mechanism of