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Chemistry World May 29, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Majority of global chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has announced that 90% of the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed. |
Chemistry World October 14, 2013 Ned Stafford |
Nobel peace prize goes to body that aims to eliminate chemical weapons Chemists and others around the world are congratulating staff members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which has been awarded the 2013 Nobel peace prize. |
Chemistry World May 2012 |
Help or harm? Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not |
Chemistry World January 4, 2016 Emma Stoye |
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons complete The disposal of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile has been completed, with the destruction of 75 litres cylinders of hydrogen fluoride by the waste disposal firm Veolia in Texas, US. |
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Abandoned Chemical Weapons Pose Continual Threat Hidden chemical weapons are scattered across the globe, in rivers, bays, lakes and oceans, and buried in the ground at current and former military bases |
Chemistry World November 7, 2013 Helen Carmichael |
World faces up to Syria's chemical weapons legacy The UN watchdog has confirmed that Syria has destroyed its chemical weapons manufacturing equipment a day ahead of the deadline. The costly and complex task of disposing of the chemical weapons remains. |
Chemistry World September 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Destroying the Poisons of War It is almost a decade since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force but many signatories are failing to meet targets. Just as chemists played a key role in developing these poisons, they are now closely involved in destroying them as cleanly and safely as possible. |
Chemistry World June 9, 2014 Nina Notman |
Explosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons Progress is finally being made rounding up and destroying deadly weapons left behind in China that are still maiming and even killing people today. |
Chemistry World November 1, 2013 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Nobel double whammy for chemistry The chemistry prize was awarded to three US chemists for 'the development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems'. The peace prize went to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. |
Chemistry World August 21, 2014 Nina Notman |
Cape Ray finishes destruction of Syria's most deadly chemicals Two mobile hydrolysis systems onboard the US navy ship Cape Ray were the key players in this global destruction effort. |
Chemistry World May 21, 2014 |
Eliminating Syria's chemical weapons A historic, international effort to destroy Syria's stockpiles of chemical agents is underway. Nina Notman reports on progress |
Chemistry World November 30, 2015 Philip Ball |
Weapons of mass discussion The debate around chemical warfare is just one reason to welcome a new exploration of chemistry professor James Kendall's milieu in the chamber opera Breathe freely by Scottish composer Julian Wagstaff. |
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Laura Howes |
Recovering chemical weapons Today, as governments finish destroying their chemical weapons, the US is looking back at the stockpiles it disposed of in the early to mid twentieth century. |
Chemistry World September 20, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Syria's decision to join Chemical Weapons Convention welcomed Experts have welcomed the Syrian government's pledge to sign up to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which outlaws the production and use of chemical weapons and commits signatories to destroying stockpiles. |
Chemistry World February 9, 2015 Nina Notman |
US to restart chemical weapon neutralization The destruction of its largest remaining stockpile at Pueblo in Colorado signals the beginning of the end of this lengthy program to deal with the US's predominantly cold war chemical legacy. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2013 |
What is chemistry? This book is designed to tell the average person all about chemistry, and in a way they can understand. |
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Slump in confidence hits EU chemical industry EU chemical production has stalled again after staging a brief recovery after the global economic crisis hit. Chemical production has fallen by 2.4% in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same time period last year. |
Chemistry World September 4, 2014 Emma Stoye |
De-gassing gas masks with hydrogen peroxide Those involved in the clear-up of chemical weapons are kept safe by protective clothing such as gas masks. But how do you de-contaminate a gas mask and safely dispose of it when it is a chemical hazard? |
Popular Mechanics October 16, 2006 Simon Cooper |
North Korea: The Bigger (Non-Nuclear) Threat The consensus is that North Korea has developed anthrax, plague and botulism toxin as weapons, and has extensively researched at least six other germs including smallpox and typhoid. |
Chemistry World June 10, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Attempted poisoning wasn't chemical warfare, court rules The US supreme court has quashed the conviction of a microbiologist jailed on chemical terrorism charges by weighing in on a bizarre love triangle. |
Chemistry World June 1, 2015 Mark Peplow |
Getting to know you The Royal Society of Chemistry has been working on the Public attitudes to chemistry study with leading social research company TNS BMRB. |
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Simon Cooper |
North Korea's Biochemical Threat While its nuclear test spurs outrage, North Korea grows a vast biochemical weapons arsenal in secrecy. We investigate Kim Jong Il's deception, his country's human trials and the terror potential of this rogue nation's deadly harvest. |
Chemistry World June 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to revamp the nearly 40-year-old law that governs America's chemicals policy, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act. |
Chemistry World January 28, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Ex-US Navy weapons specialist arrested over chemical stockpile An American ophthalmologist, who reportedly worked with chemical weapons during his former stint with the US Navy, was arrested in Ottawa, Canada, on 21 January for stockpiling dangerous chemicals. |
Chemistry World March 4, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Europe's chemical sector stagnated in 2013 Europe's chemical sector did not grow at all in 2013, according to the latest chemical trends report from the European Chemical Industry Council. This leaves industry's output 6.4% below its peak back in 2007. |
Chemistry World September 11, 2006 |
Conference Blog From the American Chemical Society's fall conference: Dance your way to an A... Play for today... Welcome to San Francisco... Bio-barcodes indicate cancer protein... etc. |
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Chemistry will underpin economic growth, say industry leaders A cross-industry collaboration is trying to unite the UK chemicals sector, building a robust industry landscape founded on basic chemical feedstock manufacturing supporting innovation across all the chemical-using industries. |
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
Industry applauds US chemical reform bill The US chemical industry is backing bipartisan legislation that would reform the law that controls chemical sales in the US for the first time since its enactment in 1976. But environmental groups do not share the enthusiasm. |
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of Ineos, the UK's largest chemical producer, has warned the European commission that most of Europe's chemical industry will close in the next 10 years thanks to the high cost of energy and feedstocks. |
Chemistry World September 17, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Half-mustard gas blues Scientists in the US are trying to develop a new detection system for the chemical warfare agent mustard gas. |
Chemistry World January 2009 Richard Van Noorden |
Editorial: Sustainable connection The interface between chemistry and engineering is more important than ever. |
Chemistry World December 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
US chemical industry wary of facilities danger list The US chemical industry is concerned about the potential impact of a report, released by a liberal think tank on 19 November, which lists the nation's 101 most dangerous chemical manufacturing and water treatment plants |
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Leila Sattary |
Cold reception for new EU chemical security drive New European Union counter-terrorist measures could duplicate existing security procedures and increase administrative burden on the chemical sector, say industry representatives. |
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
Mercury Contamination Could Slow Down Destruction of Chemical Stockpile The Army has destroyed nearly half of the nation's chemical weapons stockpile during the past decade. But completing the second half of the job by the mandated deadline of April 2012 will be tougher than previously expected. |
Chemistry World December 23, 2009 Sean Milmo |
2009 marks the start of the great divide The recession is opening up a big gap in output performance between the chemical industries of the developed and developing worlds, which will continue to widen over the next few years. |
Chemistry World March 1, 2014 Bibiana Campos Seijo |
European collaborations EuCheMS, the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, provides a single voice for chemistry in Europe. |
Information Today December 15, 2011 |
CAS and InfoChem to Collaborate in ChemInformatics Chemical Abstracts Service announced a longterm collaboration with InfoChem, GmbH, a provider of chemical structure and reaction technology as well as datamining in chemical science documents. |
Parameters Summer 2004 Justin Bernier |
The Death of Disarmament in Russia? Traditional arms control agreements with Russia, it seems, are as much a part of Cold War history as the Soviet Union itself. |
Chemistry World January 4, 2008 Ned Stafford |
German Chemistry Rated World Class An independent study has shown that German chemistry remains world class, with 16 of 57 universities and seven of 20 research institutes rated as being global leaders in at least one field of chemistry research. |
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Chemical Weapons Demobilization Meets New Hurdles The Defense Department's troubled effort to neutralize its stock of chemical weapons is facing more turmoil, caused in part by homeland security considerations, according to officials at a recent congressional hearing. |
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy |
U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home. |
Chemistry World May 14, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
California demands warning labels for BPA The US state of California has added bisphenol A to its Proposition 65 list of chemicals linked to health concerns, despite opposition from the chemical industry. |
Reactive Reports |
Star Picks Dihydrogen Monoxide... A chemical jigsaw puzzle... Chemical Heritage Foundation... |
Chemistry World October 4, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
US government shutdown hits science, chemical industry Researchers working at American universities and agencies are reeling after the US government shutdown on 1 October. The chemical industry has not escaped the effects of the political spat either. |
Chemistry World January 4, 2013 Sean Milmo |
2012 chemical industry review The chemical industry had been hoping that weak demand in the second half of 2012 would start to pick up towards the end of the year and then strengthen in the early months of 2013. Instead, the outlook suddenly became gloomier. |
Chemistry World June 29, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Estonian Chemical Industry at a Competitive Disadvantage The chemical industry in Estonia will struggle to be competitive under the EU's Reach directive. |
Chemistry World October 17, 2008 Sean Milmo |
Chemical industry braces for downturn Producers of chemicals are having to grapple with the double whammy of a slump in demand combined with a lack of access to credit. |
Chemistry World December 15, 2008 Sean Milmo |
What's in store for the chemicals industry? Sizing up their prospects at the beginning of 2008, chemical companies knew economists were warning of an imminent recession. But the swiftness of the year's global downturn took many by surprise. |
Chemistry World September 10, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014 The European chemicals sector has seen only sluggish growth in the first half of 2014, according to the latest European Chemical Industry Council report. |
Reactive Reports November 2005 David Bradley |
Peter Murray-Rust An interview with the scientific software developer, originally a crystallographer with a DPhil from Oxford, on how he is now helping to establish novel software and Web technologies for chemists and other scientists underpinned by the concept of open source. |