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June 6, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 23
COVER: Yang H. ku/C&EN
Volume 89, Issue 23
BISPHENOLA
A rift persists between safety assessments of the man-made estrogen mimic
COVER: Yang H. ku/C&EN
Credit: Yang H. ku/C&EN
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June 6, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 23
June 6, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 23
A rift persists between safety assessments of the man-made estrogen mimic
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Features
Business
Functional additives push water-based paint into applications that were once unheard of (pp. 26-28)
Science & Technology
Discovery of a modified cytosine in DNA with possible roles from cancer to cognition triggers a new research field (pp. 40-41)
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 ExclusiveNews 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)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)Departments
Business
Functional additives push water-based paint into applications that were once unheard of
(pp. 26-28)
Accelrys is pushing to expand its market with electronic laboratory notebooks
(pp. 30-31)
Emissions reduction is new application for chemical best known as a fertilizer
(p.32)Concentrates
(pp. 24-25)
(pp. 24-25)- Italian Firms Move On Green Chemistry Complex
- Styrolution Gets Government Stamp
- New Jersey Drops Carbon Trading
- Air Products Inks Carbon-Capture Deals
- Mitsubishi And SABIC Advance Saudi Pact
- Lanxess Firms Up Asian Rubber Plan
- Zeachem, P&G Sign Renewables Deal
- LG Will Build Polysilicon Plant
- Heptares Will Work With AstraZeneca
- Bruker Opens Service Center In Shanghai
- Elan, Proteostasis Ink Research Agreement
- Galapagos Compound Unit Goes To Evotec
- GSK, MaRS Innovation Establish R&D Fund
- Business Roundup
Concentrates(pp. 24-25)
(pp. 24-25)- Italian Firms Move On Green Chemistry Complex
- Styrolution Gets Government Stamp
- New Jersey Drops Carbon Trading
- Air Products Inks Carbon-Capture Deals
- Mitsubishi And SABIC Advance Saudi Pact
- Lanxess Firms Up Asian Rubber Plan
- Zeachem, P&G Sign Renewables Deal
- LG Will Build Polysilicon Plant
- Heptares Will Work With AstraZeneca
- Bruker Opens Service Center In Shanghai
- Elan, Proteostasis Ink Research Agreement
- Galapagos Compound Unit Goes To Evotec
- GSK, MaRS Innovation Establish R&D Fund
- Business Roundup
ACS News
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(p.46)Awards(p.48)
(p.48)- Franklin Awards Honor Kavli And Nicolaou
- Nichols Medal To Julius Rebek
- Joseph Francisco Receives Morley Medal
- Eni Award Winners Announced
- Chirality Medal To Laurence Barron
- Matthias Beller Wins Sustainable Chemistry Award
- Dale Teeters Is Oklahoma Chemist Of The Year
- Nominations Sought For New Diversity Award
- Applicants Sought For Akron Award
- Call For Nominations For Buck-Whitney Medal
- Southern Chemist Award Seeks Applicants
Government & Policy
Getting facilities to recognize the problem will lead to better controls
(pp. 34-35)
Federal agencies struggle to understand how microbes alter chemical exposures
(pp. 36-37)
Science & Technology
The precautionary principle serves as a dividing line in arguments over the safety of bisphenol A
(pp. 14-19)
Beyond bisphenol A in food and drink containers, people face many sources of endocrine disrupters in everyday life
(pp. 20-22)
Forensic document analysis with SIMS clearly shows which ink is on top
(p.42)
Chemists struggle to find endocrine-disrupter-free alternatives that match bisphenol A's cost and performance
Web Exclusive
Discovery of a modified cytosine in DNA with possible roles from cancer to cognition triggers a new research field
(pp. 40-41)