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October 15, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 42
COVER: Two workers from Nalco, an Ecolab business, take water samples at a gas well site.
Volume 90, Issue 42
Unconventional oil and gas drilling brings a flood of business for water treatment firms
COVER: Two workers from Nalco, an Ecolab business, take water samples at a gas well site.
Credit: Nalco
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October 15, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 42
October 15, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 42
Unconventional oil and gas drilling brings a flood of business for water treatment firms
(pp. 13-16)
Features
Government & Policy
Environmental Protection Agency aims to improve process for assessing risks of pesticides on pollinator species (pp. 28-29)
Science & Technology
With metal demand and energy prices on the rise, researchers develop biomining to extract valuable metals (pp. 34-35)
News of the Week
Robert J. Lefkowitz And Brian K. Kobilka Win 2012 Nobel Prize In Chemistry
Duo shares honor for shedding light on signaling proteins
(p.6)Renewed Focus On A Neglected Reaction
Synthesis: New Diels-Alder route to complex benzenoids
(p.7)Upturn Seen For Fine Chemicals
CPhI: Suppliers hope the pharmaceutical chemicals business will continue to improve
(p.7)ACS And Leadscope Settle Case
Trade Secrets: Society to pay $22.6 million to software firm to settle intellectual property case that spanned a decade
(p.8)John B. Gurdon And Shinya Yamanaka Win 2012 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
Awards: Researchers split prize for their work on cellular reprogramming
(p.8)Serge Haroche And David Wineland Share 2012 Nobel Prize In Physics
Awards: Observations of the quantum behavior of particles set the stage for quantum computing
(p.9)South Korea Battles Plant Leak
Plant Safety: Hydrofluoric acid accident kills five workers and sickens thousands of people nearby
(p.9)NMR Pins Down RNA Excited States
Structural Biology: Method captures short-lived, low-abundance RNA excited states
(p.10)Anticipation Builds For National Chemistry Week
Public Outreach: ACS event begins Oct. 21 and will celebrate the growing nanotechnology enterprise
(p.11)RNA G-Quadruplex Tagged Selectively
Chemical Biology: Work could lead to better understanding of mysterious folded RNA structure
(p.11)Departments
Business
Chemical maker’s confidence in scientific capabilities underlies ambitious profit goals
(pp. 21-23)
Unconventional oil and gas drilling brings a flood of business for water treatment firms
(pp. 13-16)
As the photovoltaic industry matures, competitors initiate expensive legal challenges
(pp. 24-25)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- Cytec Strikes Coatings Deal
- TPC Gets A Rival Buyout Proposal
- Clariant Adds Output Of Flame Retardant
- Ferro May Toss Solar Pastes Line
- Kraton Cancels Polymer Venture
- Two Succinic Acid Partnerships Advance
- Versalis Slates South Korean Plant
- Tessenderlo To Sell Fine Chemicals Unit
- European Composites Alliances Take Shape
- Merck Will Move Headquarters Site
- Roche Pact Pursues Hearing Loss Drugs
- GSK CEO Unveils Openness Efforts
- AstraZeneca, Ardelyx Target Kidney Disease
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Development of fluorescent pigment is designated a chemical landmark
(p.37)
Program set for gathering in Baton Rouge, La.
(pp. 40-41)
Government & Policy
AAAS report looks at long-term impact of cuts set to begin in January
(pp. 30-31)
Environmental Protection Agency aims to improve process for assessing risks of pesticides on pollinator species
(pp. 28-29)
Science & Technology
Inventor of stable N-heterocyclic carbenes reflects on the impact of his discovery 20 years later
(p.36)
With metal demand and energy prices on the rise, researchers develop biomining to extract valuable metals
(pp. 34-35)Concentrates(pp. 32-33)
(pp. 32-33)- T-Shirt To Athlete: You’re Dehydrated
- Fluorescence Probe For Citrullination
- Borenium Salt Catalysts Readily Reduce Imines
- Synthesis Via Electrospray
- No Supersolid State For Helium
- Putting A Stop To Microbial Freeloading
- Mechanical Maneuvers Enable Fruit Fly Sight
- Combinatorial Method Delivers Selective Polyene Epoxidations
- All Concentrates
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