SEQUESTERING CO₂:   6
Field experiments show that deep in the ocean, CO₂ does react with seawater to form solid hydrate.

CLEANING THE AIR:   6
EPA proposes stricter limits on vehicle emissions, sulfur in gasoline.

ALBRIGHT & WILSON:   7
Bidding war continues as Rhodia tops Albemarle with $856 million offer.

SERBIAN CHEMICALS HIT:   7
NATO bombs target refinery, petrochemical, and fertilizer facilities.

TAKEOVER RUMORED:   8
Johnson & Johnson said to have its eye on biopharmaceutical firm Centocor.

GREEN PROCESSING:   9
Supercritical CO₂ cleanly extracts nonvolatile organics from ionic liquids.

INSULIN MIMIC:   9
African fungus extract leads to small molecule that stimulates cell glucose uptake.

BUSINESS CONCENTRATES:10

CAMBREX'S STRATEGY:   12
Midsize fine chemicals company targeted pharmaceutical chemicals long before they became hot.

DUPONT'S POLYESTER:   14
Using joint ventures, DuPont intends to create a network of alliances with annual revenues of $5 billion.

COVER STORY

GERMAN RENEWAL:   15
Reunified, restructured chemical industry is ready to take on the global, increasingly biotech-driven market.

GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES:22

CHEMICAL TESTING:   23
High-production-volume chemicals and endocrine disrupters are subjects of two separate screening programs.

LOVE CANAL:   31
Lessons drawn from 20-year saga of notorious dump site.

CHEMICAL HINDSIGHTS:   34
What roles will defense-related R&D in the U.S. play during 21st century?

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES:35

NMR OF HYDROGEN BONDS:   36
Observed J couplings in nucleic acids may help elucidate important structural features in biomolecules.

ANALYTICAL INTEREST:   39
Procter & Gamble course explores opportunities for analytical chemists.

CHEMICAL LANDMARK:   40
Hermann Staudinger's research is commemorated in Frieburg.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:   42
Official reports from the Anaheim national meeting.

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