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Fluorine: the T rex of the periodic table
Pass out the nickel superalloy reactor kit, it’s time to tame that most reactive of elements Our lives in the laboratory are seemingly defined by simple borosilicate glass. There are glass flasks, glass columns and glass condensers. It’s gorgeous: a brilliant and transparent material that feels good to the touch and allows you to see […]
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Bauxite to leap over China’s aluminium smelting; While ABX plays downstream processing and PBX secures royalty
Bauxite, a natural product of weathering, is a major source of alumina production, which is further used to extract primary aluminium. Australia is the world’s top producer of bauxite and captures a significant share of the global bauxite supply chain. While the aluminium demand is supporting the bauxite demand, the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation […]
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What’s Driving Japan’s Trade Restrictions on South Korea?
Since the 1980s, countries around the world have bought into the free trade ideology and liberalized trade. Even after the United States, the traditional leader of the global free trade regime, dramatically rejected the benefits of international cooperation by pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Japan stepped up to keep the momentum going for […]
South Korea Electronics Industry -
Groundwater fluoride contamination and probabilistic health risk assessment in fluoride endemic areas of the Upper East Region, Ghana.
Highlights Over 20% of the existing wells have fluoride >1.5 mg L-1. Probabilistic risk assessment of fluoride exposure was carried out for different age groups. Fluoride concentrations, daily ingestion rate and exposure time were the most relevant variables. There should strong advocacy and public awareness on the effect of water quality on human health. Abstract: […]
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MAP: Chemical contamination in Park Creek, Little Neshaminy
Environmental testing from water utility Aqua PA shows high levels of PFAS chemicals in Park Creek and the Little Neshaminy Creek, and smaller elevations in the main Neshaminy Creek. The chemicals were used in firefighting foams at area military bases, and were found in 2014 and 2016 to have contaminated area water supplies at dangerous […]
United States, Pennsylvania Perfluorinated chemicals -
Tainted bottled water is being sold at supermarkets throughout New England
In June, testing from the Center for Environmental Health found PFAS in bottled water brands sourced from Spring Hill Dairy Farm in Haverhill, Mass. The contamination can be in gallon jugs at Whole Foods via the 365 labeling and in Stop & Shop with the Arcadia label. (Erin Clark for the Boston Globe) Nearly a […]
United States, Massachusetts Perfluorinated chemicals -
SK starts work to produce high-purity hydrogen fluoride on its own
SK Group has started to propel its own production of high-purity hydrogen fluoride, which is used for making semiconductors. With SK Hynix, the world’s No. 2 DRAM maker, as its affiliate, SK Group is focusing its capabilities on securing replacement sources across the board. “We are currently working on related development with a goal of […]
South Africa Electronics Industry -
The base of India’s deepening rural water crisis
Excerpt: Excessive groundwater extraction affects not just the quantity but also the quality of water. Water collected from deeper underground is more likely to be contaminated with harmful chemicals such as arsenic and fluoride. Data from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme reveals that around 3.5 percent of habitations are affected by contaminated water, but […]
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Japan-Korea trade row to grow with new Tokyo export limits
TOKYO (AP) — Antagonisms between South Korea and Japan are already at the boiling point. They’re bound to deepen with Tokyo’s plan to expand controls over exports of sensitive materials by dropping its neighbor from a list of 27 countries granted preferential trade status. The decision, expected soon, will ripple across the high-tech sector, further […]
South Korea Electronics Industry -
Dissertation – Fluoride-Damaged Teeth & Cavities Increasing
A 2016 dissertation by Behbehani, based on US federal statistics, reports that 57% of 6-19 year-olds have dental fluorosis (white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted teeth) which occurs when too much fluoride is ingested while children’s teeth are forming.(1) However, despite this fluoride overdose, “There was a significant increase in caries (cavities) experience,” Behbehani reports. […]
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