As our friend Janice Stewart (owner of Castle Keepers of Charleston) is packing up to head to the CIRI Conference in Atlanta, we thought it fitting to remind you of why you had to take all of those science and chemistry classes from high school and college and especially how that knowledge is part of [...]
Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 22 February 2010 14.53 EST Article history Nokia says parts for its phones are not made on the Wintek production lines that have used n-hexane as a screen-cleaner. Workers at a Chinese factory that makes parts for mobile phone companies including Nokia have been in hospital for months after being poisoned by [...]
by Deborah Brauser Authors and Disclosures April 1, 2009 — Many chemical ingredients found in common hospital cleaning products can affect workers' health through air and dermal exposures, according to results of a pilot study reported in the March issue of Environmental Health. "In recent years, cleaning has been identified as an occupational risk because of [...]
By Allen P. Rathey Can you zap germs with a safe, controlled charge of electricity and kill them without using harsh chemicals? One company, Activeion Cleaning Solutions LLC (Minneapolis MN) says you can by a process called electroporation, which the company claims its activated water sprayer uses to kill 99.9% of germs to a sanitizing level using only tap water. [...]