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August 11, 2008 Cover
Volume 86, Issue 32
COVER: Sign posted in a park along the Tittabawasee River in Saginaw, Mich.
Volume 86, Issue 32
POLLUTION AND POLITICS
Saga of pollution, politics, and struggle over cleanup has nationwide implications
COVER: Sign posted in a park along the Tittabawasee River in Saginaw, Mich.
Credit: Cheryl Hogue/C&EN
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August 11, 2008 Issue
Volume 86, Issue 32
August 11, 2008 Issue, Vol. 86 | Iss. 32
Saga of pollution, politics, and struggle over cleanup has nationwide implications
(pp. 15-20)
Features
Business
The Olympics begin with new antidoping lab and measures to keep athletes honest (pp. 25-29)
Science & Technology
Plunging salmon populations mean 'heart healthy' fish oil compounds may soon be in your veggies (pp. 39-41)
News of the Week
Europe's Industry Gathers Strength
Improved second quarter made for a good first half of 2008
(p.9)Arsenolipids In Fish Oil
Potentially hazardous arsenic-containing compounds are characterized
(p.10)Energy Stalemate
Chemical industry urges Congress to break impasse and allow more offshore drilling
(p.10)Bombings Target UC Santa Cruz Biomedical Researchers
Police are focusing investigation on animal-rights extremists
(p.11)Lilly Restructures R&D
Pharma firm shifts operations, builds networks of??collaboration
(p.12)Van Gogh Glimpse
Powerful, focused x-ray beams reveal additional details of a master's painting
(p.12)Anthrax Analyzed
Technology helps investigators build case against government researcher
(p.13)Perchlorate On Mars, Preliminarily
Phoenix lander's wet chemistry lab detects oxygen-rich ion
(p.13)Departments
Business
The Olympics begin with new antidoping lab and measures to keep athletes honest
(pp. 25-29)
The lack of female representation shows that the chemical industry is still largely a man's world
(pp. 30-31)Concentrates
(pp. 21-22)
(pp. 21-22)- ImClone Rebuffs Buyout Bid From Bristol-Myers Squibb
- BP, Verenium Target Cellulosic Ethanol
- Lafarge Strikes Deal For Synthetic Gypsum
- Bayer Names Babe as New U.S. Head
- PolyOne Licenses Battelle Patents
- Air Products Signs China Gases Pact
- SQM Will Invest $1 Billion in Chile
- Marine Products R&D Pact Is Established
- EC to Investigate Arsenal, DSM Deal
- 3M Fluid Preserves Smithsonian's Squid
- Oxford Nanopore Licenses Technology
- Pharmacopeia And Acadia Cut Workforce
- Lonza Sets Up Engineering Unit
- The Medicines Company Buys A German Firm
- Business Roundup
- All Concentrates
ACS News
Government & Policy
Saga of pollution, politics, and struggle over cleanup has nationwide implications
(pp. 15-20)
Summit highlights partnership as key to the regulation of chemical sector
(pp. 33-34)
Future of field lies in hands of the next administration
(pp. 35-36)
Science & Technology
Plunging salmon populations mean 'heart healthy' fish oil compounds may soon be in your veggies
(pp. 39-41)
Classic formulas behind chip-free coatings slowly get a makeover
(p.42)
New Software and Websites for the Chemical Enterprise
(p.43)Concentrates(pp. 37-38)
(pp. 37-38)- Cellulose Direct
- Scientific Misconduct Sanctions May Not Be As Severe As Expected
- Earliest Use Of Milk Traced By Fatty Acids
- Vitamin C Impedes Tumor Growth In Mice
- Mass Spec Ion Structure Controlled By Solvent Effects
- Multiplexed Magnetic Nanoparticle Assay
- Nitric Oxide Delivery Tracked By Fluorescence
- Saliva Contains Wound Salve
Career & Employment
A career in customs and border protection combines analytical chemistry with law enforcement
(pp. 45-46)Newscripts
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