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October 10, 2011 - Volume 89, Number 41
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Forensic Chemistry: A new method could increase the number of explosives detected by airport screeners.
Trade: U.S. companies complain of market dumping by China.
Layoffs follow similar moves by Amgen, AstraZeneca.
Environment: Ban to halt export of hazardous waste to developing world.
Penrose (Parney) Albright will direct DOE national lab.
Toxic Exposure: Mercury isotopes in human hair illuminate dietary and industrial sources.
Cancer Biochemistry: Mass spectrometry follows the metabolism of very long fatty acids in cancer cells.
The impact of chemistry on nutrition, hygiene, and medicine will be explored as part of this year’s National Chemistry Week (NCW) celebration to be held Oct. 16–22 at events nationwide.
More than 10,000 volunteers are expected to participate in the weeklong celebration, the largest outreach event of the American Chemical Society. NCW unites ACS’s 187 local sections with businesses, schools, and individuals around the country to communicate the importance of chemistry to everyday life.
This year’s theme of “Chemistry—Our Health, Our Future!” will be on display through activities at elementary schools, museums, shopping malls, and other venues. The ACS Committee on Community Activities (CCA) coordinates NCW with the help of the ACS Office of Volunteer Support.
“One of the goals of ACS is to help people understand the positive side of chemistry, and this is one of the best ways to do it,” says Lynn M. Hogue, chair of CCA.
To help with the celebrations, ChemMatters, ACS’s magazine for high school students, and the Journal of Chemical Education are featuring NCW in their October issues. And the ACS Office of Public Affairs is promoting NCW through its Chemistry Ambassadors outreach program and other activities. For more information, visit www.acs.org/ncw.
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