What comes to mind when you think of arsenic?聽 Inheritance powder?聽 The possible murder of Napoleon?聽 Poisoned wells in Bangladesh?聽 Well, how about playgrounds, decks or picnic tables?聽 Concern...
We haven鈥檛 heard much about polychlorinated biphenyls, or 鈥淧CBs鈥� since the fire at St. Basil-Le Grand in 1988, but we sure are hearing a lot now. There are two angles to the illegally stored PCB...
鈥淲hat are nitrates? Cheaper than day rates.鈥� So goes an old joke, appreciation of which requires a bit of chemical knowledge. The nitrate ion is composed of oxygen and nitrogen and occurs naturally...
I鈥檒l tell you up front that I don鈥檛 like chewing gum. I know studies have shown that chewing may reduce tooth decay, help with weight management and even reduce stress, but I鈥檓 not won over. And it...
Living is a wasteful business. Just think of all the stuff we dispose of down are drains and toilets. Pharmaceuticals, oils, cosmetics, hair, condoms, glues, paints, nail polish removers, soap,...
You鈥檝e undoubtedly heard of the California gold rush of 1849. But any mention of the 鈥渃oprolite rush鈥� in southern England that took place around the same time would probably draw blank stares. Yet...
