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Information Today June 20, 2011	EPA Releases Two New Databases With Chemical Toxicity and Exposure Data The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the release of two databases that make it easier to find data about chemicals.
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.
Chemistry World December 2007 Alasdair Maclean	Comment: Before the Taps Run Dry Population growth, climate change and pollution are placing huge pressures on the global supply of clean water. Chemists can help.
Science News January 19, 2008 Janet Raloff	Food for Thought: How Plastic we've Become Our bodies carry residues of kitchen plastics.
Chemistry World May 20, 2009 Helen Carmichael	Chemical pollution gets personal Two Canadian environmentalists have detailed the rise and fall of chemicals in their own bodily fluids after using everyday products. And they were shocked by the results.
Chemistry World December 19, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals A high-speed robotic screening system jointly initiated by three key US health agencies began testing more than 10,000 chemical compounds for potential toxicity on 7 December.
Chemistry World February 9, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US on track to phase out most perfluorinated chemicals this year The US Environmental Protection Agency says that the major chemical companies it has partnered with are on track to phase out production of perfluorinated chemicals in America by the end of 2015.
Chemistry World September 29, 2006 Simon Hadlington	WWF Study Slammed by Scientists As the long-running saga to get a new regulatory framework for the chemical industry onto the European statute book enters another key chapter, a frenzy of lobbying is underway.
Science News December 21, 2002 Janet Raloff	Mercurial Effects of Fish-Rich Diets A message that federal health officials have failed to effectively communicate to the public, says a mercury researcher, is that many large, predatory, and long-lived oceanic species also accumulate plenty of heavy metals, including mercury.
Chemistry World July 26, 2012 Andrew Turley	New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers.
Chemistry World October 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager	California Bill to Ban PFCs Axed California's governor vetoed a bill on 29 September that would have made his state the first in the US to ban certain perfluorinated compounds. The legislation required perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonates to be removed from food packaging by 2010.
Chemistry World September 9, 2008 Rebecca Trager	California to overhaul chemical regulations California is poised to become the first US state to effectively ban the use of potentially carcinogenic perfluorocarbons (PFCs) from food packaging by 2010.
Science News August 27, 2005 Janet Raloff	Nonstick Pollution Sticks in People High concentrations of a chemical used in the production of well-known nonstick surfaces have turned up in people living near a Teflon-manufacturing plant in West Virginia. The data emerge from the first government-sponsored epidemiological study of the chemical, known both as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and C-8.
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 James Urquhart	UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program.
Chemistry World June 13, 2011 Rebecca Trager	EPA discloses confidential chemical information The US Environmental Protection Agency has made public company data on over 150 chemicals used in more than 100 health and safety studies.
Chemistry World February 28, 2013 Andrew Turley	Does chemical regulation boost innovation? According to a report from the Center for International Environmental Law, a US environmental group, tougher chemical regulation has sparked the continuous invention of safer chemicals.
Chemistry World March 11, 2015 Ned Stafford	State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain.
Information Today March 15, 2012	Occupational Health Content Integrated into EBSCO's ExPub Databases Haz-Map is designed to assist professionals seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents in the workplace.
Chemistry World May 8, 2015 Maria Burke	Scientists call for ban on fluorinated chemicals More than 200 scientists are urging consumers to avoid products such as raincoats and non-stick frying pans, which contain a class of fluorinated chemicals they say are dangerous to health and the environment.
Chemistry World April 9, 2010 Rebecca Trager	EPA seeks heightened scrutiny for 16 chemicals The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten its oversight of certain chemical substances by adding 16 chemicals to its Toxics Release Inventory list.
Chemistry World March 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Reform of US chemical safety rules back on The venerable law that governs the US's chemicals policy appears poised to receive a revamp.
Scientific American May 10, 2006 David Biello	Mixing It Up Harmless levels of chemicals prove toxic when combined.
Science News March 5, 2005	What's in the Dirt? The U.S. Geological Survey offers a database of more than 60,000 chemical analyses of stream sediment and soil in different parts of the United States.
Chemistry World January 29, 2009 Rebecca Trager	EPA's chemical evaluation process 'high-risk' The US government's 32-year-old law regulating chemical safety needs a complete overhaul, according to Congress' investigative arm
Science News December 3, 2005 Janet Raloff	Fruits and Veggies Limit Inflammatory Protein (with recipe) A new trial finds that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables reduces an inflammatory protein linked to elevated blood concentrations in debilitating illness.
Chemistry World October 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned.
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Rebecca Trager	DuPont found liable for cancer case DuPont faces thousands of lawsuits over emissions of perfluorooctanoic acid into the Ohio river
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.
Geotimes June 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Legal victory for mining In Barrick Goldstrike Mines vs. EPA, now being heralded as a victory for the mining industry, the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., ruled in April that mine operators do not have to report trace metals in waste rocks to the EPA.
Scientific American January 16, 2006 Rebecca Renner	Clean and Green Stain repellent fluorosurfactant coatings generate chemicals that have become pervasive in the environment. Chemists, however, are now changing the structure of fluorosurfactants so that they do the job but are safer and do not accumulate in the environment.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Sarah Houlton	EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources.
Information Today May 3, 2010	EPA Releases New Chemical Toxicity Database This database allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals. ToxRefDB captures 30 years and $2 billion of testing results.
Chemistry World January 11, 2010 Sean Milmo	Evonik refocuses German chemicals, energy and real estate conglomerate Evonik Industries, is refocusing its operations on its chemical business in order to become a more powerful global player in the speciality chemicals arena.
Chemistry World January 26, 2010 Rebecca Renner	EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes The US Environmental Protection Agency is taking a tougher stance on confidentiality claims that allow firms to prevent the names of chemicals identified as potential health risks being made available to the public.
Chemistry World June 23, 2009 Rebecca Trager	EPA halts its chemical review effort The US Environmental Protection Agency is reevaluating its existing chemicals assessment framework and has suspended its Chemical Assessment and Management Program.
Science News March 20, 2004 Edna Francisco	Suspected Carcinogen Speeds Through People's Bodies A commonly used but potentially carcinogenic flavoring compound stays in people's bodies only briefly, according to a new study, but scientists aren't ready to rule out health risks from the chemical.
Chemistry World August 22, 2008 Hepeng Jia	Chinese sewage plant study raises concerns Many water treatment facilities in China are failing to remove toxic organic chemicals and levels of some chemicals are actually increasing during treatment, according to researchers from Nankai University
Science News November 26, 2005 Janet Raloff	Organic Doesn't Mean Free of Pesticides Despite organic claims of pesticide-free vegetables, a recent small-scale study found roughly the same amount of toxic pesticide chemicals in both conventionally grown and organic vegetables.
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.
Chemistry World April 16, 2010 Rebecca Trager	Congress proposes toxic chemical regulation reforms The US Congress launched a much anticipated effort to update the nation's 34-year-old law governing new and already existing toxic chemicals yesterday.
Chemistry World June 1, 2007 Bea Perks	EU Chemicals Legislation Comes Into Force The European chemicals legislation, Reach, enters into force today, as the new European chemicals agency starts operations in Helsinki.
Chemistry World June 8, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	National Survey Finds Fewer Toxic Chemicals in Soil Concentrations of dioxins in the UK's soil and plants have fallen by about 70% since the late 1980s, according to major survey. The results suggest that industrial emissions are no longer a significant source of persistent organic pollutants in the country.
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 December 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US chemical safety law poised for reform in early 2016 The Senate broke its deadlock and at last passed legislation to revamp the US Toxic Substances Control Act on the evening of 17 December, right before Congress adjourned for 2015.
Chemistry World December 1, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US agencies test less than 1% of chemicals Less than 1% of the chemicals currently registered for commercial use in the US have undergone testing by government agencies, according to the Center for Effective Government
Chemistry World June 5, 2014 Dominic Williams	Chemical toxicity prediction The book is written in such a clear way that it is easily understandable by scientists from different fields, which will ultimately contribute to the success of this emerging discipline.
Chemistry World June 13, 2008 Hepeng Jia	Olympic chemical restrictions worries industry The Chinese government's drive to restrict the movement and manufacture of chemicals ahead of the Beijing Olympics could hit the country's chemical industry, analysts have warned.
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