Blogs Posts in Chemical category; 9 blog posts

Chemical Pollutant Reduces Effectiveness of Childhood Vaccin...

Childhood vaccinations are a staple of disease prevention. But a new study finds that when children are exposed to elevated levels of common industrial chemicals called perfluorinated compounds or PFCs, their immune systems become less re [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Toxic chemical releases up in Idaho

A report released Thursday from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that toxic chemical releases into the air, land and water rose 17 percent in 2010 in Idaho. According to 2010 Toxic Release Inventory, of the 670 facilities in Idah [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

UCLA Professor and UC System Face Felony Charges In Connecti...

A UCLA chemistry professor and the University of California are facing criminal charges in connection with a laboratory fire that killed a worker Sheharbano "Sheri" Sangji three years ago. Sangji, 23, was transferring a highly-f [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Turning a Keen Eye on Oversold Chemical Companies?

Chemical companies are integrally linked to oil; what is bullish for oil is usually bullish for chemical prices and companies. With the recent Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) bullish calls on oil and other commodities, chemical [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Chemical-polluted tap plants yet to resume water supply in e...

A chemical company was forced to be closed for having caused a massive tap water pollution in Yancheng, east Jiangsu province, said a city government official Saturday.The city government secretary-general Xue Yu said that the Biaoxin Chemi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Scientists identify chemical odor of skin cancer

US chemists have identified the odor that emanates from skin cancer, a development that researchers hope will advance diagnosis and treatment of the deadly disease, said a study out Wednesday. The creation of a "profile" of the c [...]

Posted On : Aug, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Richmond chemical spill site cleaner, reports say

A chemical spill that prompted a shelter-in-place order in Richmond last month left no lasting ecological bruise on the Parchester Village neighborhood or nearby wetlands, inspectors report, and the company that stored the smelly solvent [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Slowing U.S. Growth and Rising Oil Prices Cause Slump in Hon...

A downward revision of the 2008 U.S. economic forecast by the U.S. Federal Reserve, coupled with an upsurge in crude oil prices, has resulted in a slump in Hong Kong’s stocks. The current slump could see the key index going through it [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Some Fear Russia to Become Space Cabbie

As Demand for Space Tourism Rises, Some Fear Russia Will Fall Behind in Space RaceIt looks like a bonanza for the Russian space industries the planned retirement of the U.S. space shuttle fleet in about three years would make Russia the pri [...]