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20 February: Tribute to Henri Moissan
Henri Moissan (28 September 1852 – 20 February 1907) was a French chemist and pharmacist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is best known for his work in isolating the element fluorine and for his development of the electric arc furnace, which is used to produce high-temperature reactions. Life and Career Henri Moissan […]
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Solvay inks pact with UK-based Wood for construction of polyvinylidene fluoride site in France
Wood, an Aberdeen (United Kingdom)-headquartered world leader in consultancy and engineering company has secured a new multi-million dollar contract to deliver engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for Solvay’s new polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) site to be built in Tavaus, France. PVDF is a high-performance polymer and is produced to meet the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries […]
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France bans flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Structural formula for Sulfoxaflor (see more information on its toxicity and USDA Shuts Down Data Collection on Honey Bees) and Sulfoxaflor: Documents. Structural formula for Flupyradifurone, a new insecticide announced in 2011. See Bayer’s 2013 technical information on it (trade name SivantoTM) France has banned the insecticides, Bayer’s […]
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France Upholds Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
PARIS — France’s highest court on Friday upheld a government ban on a controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, in a defeat for a method that has revolutionized the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. The Constitutional Council ruled against a challenge by Schuepbach Energy, an American company, whose exploration permits […]
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France Bans Use of Fluoride for Treatment of Osteoporosis
16/01/02 – The AFSSAPS, France’s safety regulator for health products, has suspended the sale of products containing fluoride salts as a treatment for osteoporosis. The agency said that its most recent assessment of the efficacy of sodium fluoride compared to its potential risks showed that it performed unfavourably compared to alternative treatments such as biphosphonates, […]
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