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Table of Contents
September 24, 2001
Volume 79, Number 39
CENEAR 79 39 p. 3

NEWS OF THE WEEK
		REGULATORS RESPOND TO ASSAULTS Federal health and environmental agencies funnel supplies and expertise to attack sites.
		WORST-CASE SCENARIOS Public availability of chemical disaster plans is being reexamined.
		INDUSTRY STOCKS TAKE A HIT Chemical and biotech stocks fall steeply.
		TEMPERATURE SENSOR Class of molecular thermometers employs luminescent polymer films.
		TRITIUM LAB CLOSING NIH pulls plug on the 19-year-old labeling facility.
		BIOCATALYSIS Biocatalytic formation of inorganic materials can be used to fabricate optical devices.
		HYDROGEN DETECTOR Nanowire-based device is faster than conventional sensors.
		WTO AT LAST It took 15 years, but China is now poised to join world trade group, as is Taiwan.
		BIG FIFRA FINE BASF subsidiary is fined $3.7 million for pesticide law violations.

COVER STORY
		PLASTICS Competition has grown at a feverish pitch as producers introduce new materials and as globalization finds companies entering new markets.

BUSINESS
		BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
		SEPT. 11 AFTERMATH Chemical industry reacts swiftly to terrorist attacks, holds breath on economic response.
		OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Avecia and Proligo are first to try contract manufacturing in the unproven field of antisense drugs.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
		GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
		NEW SOURCE REVIEW Reform in air pollution laws may affect chemical companies.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
		SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
		ACCOUNTING FOR MERCURY Scientists study the transformation of mercury in an ecosystem.
		ALL-METAL AROMATICS Gas-phase metal clusters with demonstrated aromaticity could lead to novel complex materials.
		CANCER RESEARCH Scientists find that cancer drug works by interfering with DNA repair.

ACS NEWS
		CHEMLUMINARY AWARDS Volunteers are feted and honored at the national meeting in Chicago.
		NEW ATTITUDES ACS President Attila Pavlath presents the second performance of his musical play calling for change.
		ON THE AIR ACS radio program discusses the history and future of the U.S. energy crisis.

THE DEPARTMENTS
	PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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