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June 3, 2013 Cover
Volume 91, Issue 22
COVER: Smoke rises from a controlled burn of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in April 2010.
Volume 91, Issue 22
Components of the giant oil spill went different places with ecological consequences in the Gulf of Mexico
COVER: Smoke rises from a controlled burn of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in April 2010.
Credit: MC2 Justin Stumberg/U.S. Navy/ZUMA Press
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June 3, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 22
June 3, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 22
Components of the giant oil spill went different places with ecological consequences in the Gulf of Mexico
(pp. 12-17)
Features
Government & Policy
Supreme Court considers limits on patients’ ability to file liability claims against generics manufacturers (pp. 28-29)
Science & Technology
Recent studies find unsettling levels of cadmium and other metals in lipstick and children’s jewelry (pp. 32-33)
Cover Story: After The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
C&EN Talks With Ronald Tjeerdema
Dispersants are a necessary tool for oil-spill response, the aquatic toxicologist says, and toxicity studies must be done with care
(p.19)Restoring The Gulf With Oil Money
Penalties from the Deepwater Horizon disaster may remedy decades of ecological damage
(pp. 20-21)News of the Week
Reaction Snapshots
Microscopy: AFM shows surprising details of molecules and reaction products
(p.7)Global Plan For Open Access, Research Integrity
Research: Public funding agencies from around the world endorse common principles
(p.8)Valeant To Buy Bausch & Lomb
Specialty Pharma: $8.7 billion eye care acquisition continues consolidation trend
(p.8)Europe’s Energy Costs
Citing diminished competitiveness, chemical industry begins a push to explore shale gas in the EU
(p.9)The Power Of Two
Organic Synthesis: Dual catalysis creates stereochemical complexity
(p.9)Big Prize For Small Dots
Awards: Columbia University’s Louis Brus wins Welch Award for developing nanodots and other nanomaterials
(p.10)Young Scientists Awards Expand
Honors: Blavatnik Awards program to support young science faculty members goes national
(p.10)Carbene For Gold Surfaces
Surface Chemistry: Carbenes on gold could lead to new family of functional materials
(p.11)Outcry Over Patent Office Cuts
Stakeholders protest budget sequesters they say will cripple the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
(p.11)Departments
Business
In New Jersey, a conclave of ingredient makers and formulators showcases personal care advances
(p.26)
Company seeks to make a business out of underused chemical assets
(pp. 24-25)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- France’s Total Invests In Texas Chemical Plant
- Ineos Will Acquire Mitsui Polymer Line
- BASF, Sinopec Mull More Nanjing Output
- BASF To Close One Site, Expand Others
- Jon Huntsman Sells Shares For Charity
- Two New Biodiesel Projects Scale Up
- Malvern Wins Appeal Against Wyatt
- GSK Gets Swiss Vaccines Firm Okairos
- Evonik Opens R&D Hub For Composites
- Amgen Expands In Japan With Astellas
- AstraZeneca Purchase Aims At Triglycerides
- Irish Start-up Wins Venture Funding
- Pfizer And UCSF Expand Alliance
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Supreme Court considers limits on patients’ ability to file liability claims against generics manufacturers
(pp. 28-29)
Penalties from the Deepwater Horizon disaster may remedy decades of ecological damage
(pp. 20-21)Books
Physicists and other scientists apply mathematical models to financial markets, with mixed results
(pp. 36-37)Education
At UC Berkeley, an undergraduate-led course on the chemistry of nutrition builds communication skills through science writing
(p.35)
Science & Technology
Dispersants are a necessary tool for oil-spill response, the aquatic toxicologist says, and toxicity studies must be done with care
(p.19)
Components of the giant oil spill went different places with ecological consequences in the Gulf of Mexico
(pp. 12-17)
Recent studies find unsettling levels of cadmium and other metals in lipstick and children’s jewelry
(pp. 32-33)Concentrates(pp. 30-31)
(pp. 30-31)- Sugars Shape Immune Response To Flu
- Microfluidics With No Ceiling Or Floor
- New Tool For Phosphoproteomics
- Brain Self-Soothes With Inhibitory Protein
- Imaging Method Identifies Most Active Catalyst Particles
- Graphene’s Newfound Strength
- Glucose To Sorbose In A Single Step
- Entangled Photons Improve Two-Photon Excitation Microscopy
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