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April 13, 2009
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
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- chemistry, EPA, perchlorate, rocketfuel, simplesteps, toxic, toxicchemicals, water
Perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel and contaminant of some fertilizer, is also a contaminant in drinking water and in many common foods including milk, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, and fruit juice. It has also been found in breast milk and...continued→
May 20, 2008
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
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- asbestos, carbon, chemicals, chemistry, mesothelioma, nanotechnologies, nanotubes, toxic
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes cause asbestos-like damage in test mice. That is what a new study is just out today in Nature Nanotechology is reporting, titled: Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot...continued→
February 29, 2008
Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment
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- chemicals, chemistry, green, lead, sustainable, toxic
I just came back from a meeting in Boston (Hahvahd St.) where activists like me got together with chemists and other smart techy-types to talk about our vision of a chemical future. Certainly we don’t want it to look...continued→