Awards honor the growing greening of chemistry

Article Abstract:

The National Academy of Sciences presented several Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to several institutions. Awards went to a new bleaching technology, elimination of chromium waste generated from drug production, a substitute for waste biomass for petroleum products as feedstock and an insecticide that does not leach or persist in the environment.

Primary nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified, Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum), All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Public affairs, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, Petrochemical Feedstocks, Chromium, Insecticides, Inorganic Bleaching Compounds, Achievements and awards, Chemical industry, Waste management, Nonferrous metal industry, Nonferrous metal industries, Pesticides industry, National Academy of Sciences, Chromium (Metal), Petrochemical feedstock, Bleaches

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DNA chip technology could revolutionize water testing

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Scientists in the United States and Europe are conducting tests on a new water testing technology using "DNA chips". It is able to identify all the pathogens present in water instead of it being identified separately. Lyonnaise des Eaux, France, will test the new technology at United Water Services, its U.S. subsidiary

Product information, Instruments to measure electricity, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, Test & Measuring Eqp NEC, Instrument industry (Equipment), Testing and measuring equipment industry, Testing equipment, Lyonnaise des Eaux S.A., United Water Services

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Getting the sulfur out of diesel fuel

Article Abstract:

The Environmental Protection Agency is under pressure to enforce the reduction of sulfur in diesel fuel, as regular gasoline will reduce its sulfur content by 90% this coming December 2000.

Government regulation, Petroleum Refineries, Diesel Oil, Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Powers and duties, Fuel industry, Diesel fuels

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