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Chemical
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Chemical Society (ACS) 
 Includes pages for chemistry professionals, educators, students at all levels, policymakers, and enthusiasts. Provides access to dozens of the print ACS publications, chemistry news, job listings, lesson plans, the "Molecule of the Week," an interactive periodic table, and more. http://www.acs.org Topics: Industries, Science Last updated Oct 16, 2007 The Nylon Drama
This essay describes how "the tension between a pure-science idealist and a pragmatic corporation resulted in an artificial fiber of historic importance and the biggest money-maker in the history of Du Pont." Includes a description of the beginning of the project in the 1920s through the announcement of nylon's invention for the 1939 New York World's Fair. From the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u7sf/u7materials/nylondrama.html Topics: Industries, Technology Last updated Jan 4, 2006 Saltworks Salt Resource and Education Center
Information about the history and uses of salt. Discusses the chemical properties of pure sodium chloride (NaCl), the uses of salts for human health (such as salt baths), the purposes of salt in foods, a reference guide to gourmet sea salts, and more. Includes information about salt from the Dead Sea. From a company that supplies salts to the wholesale, retail, and consumer markets. http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/salt_info.asp Topics: Herbs, Spices, Condiments, and Flavorings, Industries Last updated Apr 20, 2006 Would a Rose Not Smell as Sweet?: Problems Stem From the Cut Flower Industry
This 2002 paper addresses environmental health issues associated with pesticides in the cut flower industry. Discusses studies related to diseases associated with pesticide exposure and health and safety conditions in the floriculture trade, regulation and certification efforts, and related topics. From Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed publication of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.ehponline.org/members/2002/110-5/focus.html Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Gardening, Home & Housing, Industries, Labor Last updated Mar 5, 2006 |
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