Copyright © 2011 American Chemical Society
 

June 6, 2011 Issue

Volume 89, Issue 23
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June 6, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 23

Bisphenol A

A rift persists between safety assessments of the man-made estrogen mimic
By Stephen K. Ritter
(p.13)
Features
Business

Stretching Paint Performance

Functional additives push water-based paint into applications that were once unheard of (pp. 26-28)
Science & Technology

New Base On The Block

Discovery of a modified cytosine in DNA with possible roles from cancer to cognition triggers a new research field (pp. 40-41)
Back Issues
 

Cover Story: Bisphenol A

Debating BPA’s Toxicity
The precautionary principle serves as a dividing line in arguments over the safety of bisphenol A
(pp. 14-19)
Exposure Routes Confound BPA Debate
Beyond bisphenol A in food and drink containers, people face many sources of endocrine disrupters in everyday life
(pp. 20-22)
BPA Is Indispensible For Making Plastics
Chemists struggle to find endocrine-disrupter-free alternatives that match bisphenol A's cost and performance
Web Exclusive
C&EN Articles Provide A Chronology Of The Bisphenol A Story
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News of the Week

Arsenic Bacterium Debate Continues

Research: Science publishes rebuttals to a sensational claim about DNA biochemistry
(p.7)

Compound Prevents Neurodegeneration

Neurochemistry: Small molecule alleviates Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s symptoms in animals
(p.8)

Report Slams Science Agency

Congress: Senator alleges wasteful spending at NSF, which the agency and others reject
(p.8)

Ashland Dives Into Specialties

Acquisitions: Purchase of ISP will sharpen focus on personal care, drug ingredients
(p.9)

R&D Globalization: Belgium’s Solvay Teams Up With South Korean University

(p.9)

More Science, Online Only

ACS News: Synthetic biology, polymer science will be the focus of two new ACS journals on the web
(p.10)

Trio Receives Wolf Chemistry Prize

Honors: Three professors in the chemical sciences are cited for their work on organic materials
(p.10)

A New Look At Protein Misfolding

Protein Chemistry: Fluorescence method reveals details of disease-related process
(p.11)

Clean Technology: Investors Latch On To Biobased-Chemical Makers

(p.11)
 

Departments

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Business

Nanoparticles: Research Firm Tries Its Hand At Making Self-Healing Paint

(p.28)

Stretching Paint Performance

Functional additives push water-based paint into applications that were once unheard of
(pp. 26-28)

Benchtop Informatics

Accelrys is pushing to expand its market with electronic laboratory notebooks
(pp. 30-31)

Urea's Unlikely Role

Emissions reduction is new application for chemical best known as a fertilizer
(p.32)

ACS News

Optimize Your Job Search

Jump-start your job search and professional development on-site and online at the ACS Career Fair in August
(p.46)

Challenging Times Require Fresh Approaches To Job Creation

(p.44)
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Government & Policy

OSHA Targets Combustible Dust

Getting facilities to recognize the problem will lead to better controls
(pp. 34-35)

Unraveling The Microbiome

Federal agencies struggle to understand how microbes alter chemical exposures
(pp. 36-37)
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Science & Technology

Debating BPA’s Toxicity

The precautionary principle serves as a dividing line in arguments over the safety of bisphenol A
(pp. 14-19)

Exposure Routes Confound BPA Debate

Beyond bisphenol A in food and drink containers, people face many sources of endocrine disrupters in everyday life
(pp. 20-22)

Mass Spec Imaging Goes To Court

Forensic document analysis with SIMS clearly shows which ink is on top
(p.42)

BPA Is Indispensible For Making Plastics

Chemists struggle to find endocrine-disrupter-free alternatives that match bisphenol A's cost and performance
Web Exclusive

C&EN Articles Provide A Chronology Of The Bisphenol A Story

Web Exclusive

Bisphenol A

A rift persists between safety assessments of the man-made estrogen mimic
(p.13)

New Base On The Block

Discovery of a modified cytosine in DNA with possible roles from cancer to cognition triggers a new research field
(pp. 40-41)

Newscripts

Catalytic Earwax, The Cost Of Inflation

(p.56)

Editor's Page

None Too Bright

(p.5)

Letters