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Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society
October 15, 2007 Cover
Volume 85, Issue 42
Volume 85, Issue 42
PLASTICS RECYCLING
To keep growing, the plastics recycling industry needs more feedstock from cities and their residents
Credit: Larry Strong/Norcal Waste
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October 15, 2007 Issue
Volume 85, Issue 42
October 15, 2007 Issue, Vol. 85 | Iss. 42
To keep growing, the plastics recycling industry needs more feedstock from cities and their residents
(pp. 15-20)
Features
Government & Policy
The state of environmental, health, and safety research of engineered nanoparticles gets a critical exam (pp. 29-31)
Science & Technology
Tiny particles help tidy up delicate frescoes (p.38)
News of the Week
National Chemistry Week
Celebration will focus on chemistry's diversity
(p.11)Nobel Prize In Medicine
Trio shares prize for 'knockout' mouse development
(p.11)BASF Dedicates Two Texas Plants
New world-scale plants integrate polymer manufacturing
(p.12)Weak Forces
Method reveals changes induced by subtle means
(p.12)Nobel Prize In Physics
Pair shares prize for discovery that enabled high-density computer hard disks
(p.13)Sticky Feat
Reusable elastomer adhesive features liquid-filled microchannels resembling those in the feet of frogs and crickets.
(p.13)Departments
Business
Index of 25 chemical companies continues to beat other industry sectors
(pp. 23-24)
Despite challenges, studies predict the European chemical industry will remain a global leader
(pp. 25-26)Concentrates
(pp. 21-22)
(pp. 21-22)- Rockwood Electronic Chemicals Go To OMG
- PQ Will Combine With Ineos Silicas
- Agion, PPG Team Up For Antimicrobials
- Solvay Mulls More Chinese Investment
- Chevron Forms Coal Research Alliance
- Executive Endows MIT Cancer Center
- Mitsubishi Expands m-xylene In Japan
- DSM Boosts Output Of Ultrastrong Fiber
- Employment Slips In September
- GSK Enters Drug Development Pacts
- AMRI To Research Cystic Fibrosis
- QLT Will Purchase Drug Delivery Firm
- P&G Divests Its PHA Biopolymer Technology
- BUSINESS ROUNDUP
ACS News
Government & Policy
To keep growing, the plastics recycling industry needs more feedstock from cities and their residents
(pp. 15-20)
The state of environmental, health, and safety research of engineered nanoparticles gets a critical exam
(pp. 29-31)
EPA considers requiring tests on nonylphenol ethoxylates for long-term effects on aquatic life
(pp. 33-35)Books
Book outlines the gulf between science and the law
(pp. 44-45)Education
Database helps chemical engineering professors inject biotechnology into undergraduate core curriculum
(p.42)
Science & Technology
Tiny particles help tidy up delicate frescoes
(p.38)
Tiny bits of tacky tape hold together modern life
(p.39)Newscripts
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