All articles by Chemistry World – Page 51
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Update: Europe gets hot and bothered over sun cream labelling
EU ministers agree that rules on exposure to solar radiation should be left to national governments.
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Lessons for carbon negative fuel production in the Amazon
Dark, nutrient rich, Amazonian soil could hold the key to reducing carbon emissions.
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Dietary needs outweigh risks of fish consumption
The benefits of a diet rich in fish outweigh possible risks of mercury poisoning.
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Designing liposomes to avoid chemotherapy side effects
The side effects of a common chemotherapy agent can be overcome if the molecule is encapsulated in a finely tuned liposome.
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Europe gets hot and bothered over sun cream labelling
Europe's cosmetics industry is launching a counter-offensive against demands for tougher regulation on sun creams.
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Europe tightens fluorinated gas restrictions
EU environment commissioner threatens tougher controls on fluorinated gases implicated in global warming.
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Competition and confidentiality under Reach
Global competitiveness is motivation for the chemical industry to make the EU's Reach legislation work.
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Opinion
Letters: February 2006
From Edward Johnson I regret to say that Katie Gibb’s article, Uncorking wine’s characteristics, added little to my understanding of wine chemistry (Chemistry World, December 2005, p39). I have been trying to get to the bottom of some wine issues for years. About eight years ago, I spoke ...
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Business
Business roundup: February 2006
Gazprom looks to UK Russian joint-stock company Gazprom’s chief executive Alexander Medvedev has announced ambitious plans to supply 20 per cent of the UK’s gas by 2015. One way to do this would be to buy an existing supplier, such as Scottish Power, he hinted in an interview with ...
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UK considers nuclear option
The UK government yesterday launched a major consultation to determine energy generation for the next 50 years.
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Business
Business roundup: January 2006
Explosion at UK oil terminal Reports of an explosion that tore through an oil storage terminal jointly owned by Total and Texaco could be overlooking significant health risks, says a leading combustion engineer. There were 36 reported casualties, only two of which were serious, and no reported deaths following the ...
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Opinion
Letters: December 2005
From Graham Hills How many chemistry departments do we need? How long is a piece of string? If you ask a simplistic question you must expect a simplistic answer. All that your correspondents are able to offer are patched-up versions of the status quo (Chemistry World, October 2005, p11). More ...