Category Archives: Chemicals Among Us

Salting the Roads – More Complicated Than It Sounds

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Sharon Neufeldt

I grew up in a HOT climate (below), where we didn’t have to deal with the kind of weather that we have right now in most of the country. Back home, occasional road signs near overpasses nonchalantly suggest that “Ice … Continue reading →

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The Chemistry of Sweet

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Sharon Neufeldt

As a new year begins, so do new diet plans. Many diets encourage replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners as a way to cut calories. So what’s really in those pink, blue, and yellow sugar-substitute packets?

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Bisphenol A Ban in Europe

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Sharon Neufeldt

While those of us in the US were busy stuffing ourselves with turkey on Thursday, the European Commission was hard at work making a decision about a proposed ban on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA).

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Chemicals Among Us: Acetic Acid Top Ten Facts

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Sharon Neufeldt

Like acetone in a previous post, acetic acid is another common laboratory chemical that makes frequent cameo appearances in your home.  Here are 10 – dare I say – “fun” facts about acetic acid that you may or may not … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Things You Did or Didn’t Know About Acetone

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Sharon Neufeldt

The majority of people know acetone only as it relates to removing nailpolish.  Organic chemists like myself, on the other hand, would have a lot of trouble imagining life without acetone.  

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