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Chemical Element
Chemical Element: - A fundamental substance comprising one kind of atom; the simplest form of matter. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Chemical Element:: |
Salt Lake Tribune,Purists might argue that true alchemy, of the sort pursued during the Middle Ages, required changing one distinct chemical element into another,
Countdown to Electiony: 94 Days - Aug 1, 2008
Indecision 2008 (satire)At the core of the Fat Man bomb was a small sphere of a rare radioactive, metallic chemical element called plutonium. When explosions within the bomb
China to end export tax rebate on cadmium products - Jul 31, 2008
Reuters UK,Cadmium, a bluish-white chemical element and a by-product of zinc production, is used predominantly to make batteries and pigments in plastic products.
Check on China: Gulf Resources, Inc. - Jul 30, 2008
SmallCapInvestorThe toxic chemical element bromine is playing a key behind-the-scenes role in China's growth and infrastructure build-out. Bromine and bromine-derived
Residents concerned over lack of metal control - Jul 31, 2008
Cayman Net News,Metal contains chemical element that has a relatively high density and is toxic or poisonous, especially heavy metals, which have the component of mercury.
Russia watches total solar eclipse - Aug 1, 2008
ITAR-TASS,A new chemical element, helium, was discovered during another solar eclipse. “Previously it was possible to watch the solar corona only during eclipses.
What is going to power our cars? - Jul 30, 2008
guardian.co.uk,The US moved the previously obscure chemical element to centre stage in the 1950s when its lithium-hungry H-bomb programme kickstarted world production.
'Hidden' Van Gogh Painting Revealed - Jul 30, 2008
Science Daily (press release)This technique has the major advantage that the measured fluorescence is specific to each chemical element. Each type of atom (eg lead or mercury) and also
Painted-over Portrait Probed - Jul 31, 2008
Photonics.com,A major advantage of the new technique over previous methods is that the measured fluorescence is specific to each chemical element, so each type of atom,
County tests water, soil of Solway house - Jul 30, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Arsenic is a naturally occurring chemical element in soil, Iannaconne said. He said 0.017 milligrams "is above that drinking water limit.
Facts you forgot - Jul 18, 2008
Bournemouth Daily Echo,The 74-year-old Londoner shamed the youngsters by correctly identifying two out of the three chemical element symbols and confidently labelling Ottawa as
Elements are music to chemist's ears - Jul 10, 2008
LabnewsOnline,The chemical element often related to love is oxygen. So, for example The Spice Girls sing about a love that is “as essential as oxygen� in their song
Big, bold and beautiful - Jul 28, 2008
NorthernLife.ca,1751, the year on the heads side, is when the chemical element nickel was discovered by Swede Axel Cronstedt. It’s about 64607747 times the size of a
Rice Professor: Granite Countertops Emit Dangerous Radon and Radiation - Jul 27, 2008
eFluxMediaThe chemical element Radon is radioactive noble gas that is formed from the decay of radium, and some sources allege that it causes 21000 lung cancer deaths
Energy-saving lightbulbs may cause health issues - Jul 23, 2008
The Auburn Plainsman,Mercury, a chemical element found and used in a variety of applications, is known to produce a variety of harmful side effects, if a person was to be
Pollution destroying oyster beds - Jul 23, 2008
The News - International,Any metallic chemical element that has a relatively high density and is toxic or poisonous at low concentrations could be termed as heavy metals.
In the Papers - Saturday July 19th - Jul 19, 2008
Taste T.O.,The Scoville level (units used to measure capsaicin, the chemical element of spiciness) begins as a linger in the back of the throat with the sea bream and
WildHorse may start extracting uranium in Hungary in 2010 - Jul 16, 2008
Portfolio.hu,Since then the price of uranium rose to its fivefold on the world market, which gave a boost to search for the metallic chemical element in the region.
Ä°zmir to overcome arsenic problem in four months - Jul 9, 2008
Turkish Daily News (subscription),Arsenic, a poisonous chemical element, is found as compounds with oxygen, chlorine, sulfur, carbon, hydrogen, lead, gold and iron, and is present in many
Zambia: Challenges of Obesity, HIV/Aids - Jul 7, 2008
AllAfrica.com,...the body metabolism and they would use isotopes(one or two forms of a chemical element with the same number of protons in the atom) to determine this.
Life Force Books to Offer Free Copies to Qualified Reviewers - Jul 21, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),That's the element they crave; it isn't heroin, or sex, or alcohol, or tobacco, per se; it's dopamine, a chemical element the body produces and releases
How do you decide the meaning of a word? - Nov 30, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Most dictionaries say carbon is a chemical element, but when people talk about carbon and carbon neutral they're talking about gaseous stuff going into the
Coming soon: a hydrogen highway? - Dec 1, 2007
Belleville News Democrat,It is the most abundant chemical element and emits no greenhouse gases, only energy and water. But myriad technical hurdles remain to get hydrogen
WEATHER TERM - Nov 6, 2007
Chicago Tribune,It is the lightest, most abundant chemical element in the universe. Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through
City crews busy with leaf collection program, placing big ... - Nov 22, 2007
Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register,Boron is a chemical element, often found in rock and soil, that can reach ground water from atmospheric deposition of coal combustion products and storage
Will Biofriendly Fuel Cells Power Future Cars? - Nov 26, 2007
The Open Press (press release)Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element in the universe. Unfortunately, most of it is combined with other elements, as with oxygen to form water,
Conspiracy out after Golan hits the heights - Nov 17, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The inclusion of a chemical element associated with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko between a couple of old politicos was a stroke of near genius.
Centice wants to stop pharmacy errors - Nov 26, 2007
TechJournal South,Every chemical element displays a distinct spectral fingerprint when it reflects light. The Centice instruments have higher resolution than conventional
Diary: Gold is god - Nov 26, 2007
Commodity Online,Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from the Latin Aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which,
Vitamin C Shower Filter - Nov 11, 2007
PR-USA.net (press release),Chlorine is a toxic chemical element occurring naturally as a poisonous, greenish-yellow gas with an irritating, pungent odour. It is universally used to
Intel Rolls Out New Hafnium-Based Transistor Technology - Nov 19, 2007
Design News,...by replacing silicon dioxide with the thicker hafnium-based high-k material in the gate dielectric (hafnium is a chemical element, atomic number 72).
End of the road? Contentious asphalt plant could be heading to ... - Nov 15, 2007
KeepMEcurrent.com,Arsenic, a chemical element, sometimes occurs naturally in well water; benzene, a colorless liquid, is a component of crude oil; cadmium is used in
Dangerous Levels Of Lead Found In Toys That Weren't Recalled - Nov 13, 2007
10TV,COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lead is a dangerous chemical element that can show up in many ordinary items, like toys. On Monday, 10TV News looked at a typical home and
Calcium: How much you need and the best ways to get it - Nov 12, 2007
Marietta Times,A silver-white metallic chemical element, calcium is one of the alkaline-earth metals and essential part of bones, shells, and teeth.
School kids and police clash in Gorleben - Nov 8, 2007
de.indymedia.org,Other countries are looking at long-term interim storing or “transmutation�, the conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another,
Underground Threat Part 1 - Nov 8, 2007
KIDK,During that mining process, a chemical element, called selenium is released into surrounding water sources. While the human body needs small amounts of
Unique surfactant is invented - 23 Aug 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Phosphorus -- Phosphorus is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol P and atomic number 15. Phosphorus is commonly found
New way antioxidants fight diseases - Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Zinc -- Zinc is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is the fourth most common metal in
Health department to parents: Buy toys with ‘PS’ marks - Aug 22, 2007
INQ7.net,...the Health Department's advisory issued on Tuesday on the biological effects of ingestion and exposure to lead, which is a poisonous chemical element.
Chemical found in Omya quarry water - Aug 8, 2007
Rutland Herald,Arsenic is a naturally occurring chemical element found in the environment. The company has issued assurances that it does not use arsenic in its
Wis. plant to stop using mercury - Aug 11, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Mercury (element) -- Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
Tap water contaminants, when present, come from pipes- not water ... - Aug 9, 2007
Thousand Oaks Acorn,Still, low levels of the gross alpha activity emitted by uranium, the chemical element uranium and bromate, a byproduct of disinfecting drinking water,
UK firm: Don't burn bodies, boil them - Aug 5, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Gallium -- Gallium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. A rare, soft silvery metallic poor
The Report Analyzing China's Copper Industry is a Comprehensive ... - Aug 19, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Copper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with excellent electrical conductivity
Despite good report, CA city dealt a few blows - Aug 10, 2007
Water Technology Online,The city’s report also indicated that gross alpha activity emitted by uranium, the chemical element uranium and bromote, a byproduct of ozonation
FreshPlaza: Global Fresh Produce and Banana News - Aug 7, 2007
FreshPlaza,This comes at a time when the European Union rejected the canned pineapples that were tainted with a known cancer-causing chemical element.
The Nichols Quiz: What do you know? - Aug 2, 2007
Buffalo News,Fe is the symbol of what chemical element? 10. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? 11. On what part of the body is a GAUNTLET worn? 12.
CHILE: Arica Residents Tired of ‘Undrinkable’ Tapwater - Aug 1, 2007
IPS,Boron is a chemical element present in some foods, such as prunes, nuts, fruits and vegetables. It is also found in the soil and water.
Long arm of the Kremlin threatens Russian émigrés - Jul 29, 2007
Toledo Blade,...security consultant — was lethally poisoned in London with a rare radioactive chemical element while dozens of other British citizens were contaminated.
Looks Like Zig-Zag's Safe After All: Shisha/Hookah Smoking Much ... - Jul 26, 2007
Medgadget.com,Similar to tobacco smoking, a shisha smoker is at risk of addiction as well as being exposed to Cadmium, a chemical element known to cause cancer.
Admirers sing praises of modest farmer - Jul 26, 2007
Fresno Bee (subscription),...embattled years following scientists' linkage of the chemical element selenium found in west Valley soil with high mortality and deformity among ducks
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