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Table of Contents
August 28, 2000
Volume 78, Number 35
CENEAR 78 35 p. 3
| NEWS OF THE WEEK |
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ACS National Meeting
Board funds new initiatives; presidential events inspire and celebrate. |
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Origin of Life
Pyruvic acid is created under conditions similar to those in subocean hydrothermal vents. |
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Assessing the Nation's Air
EPA issues first-ever estimates of ambient concentrations of 32 toxics. |
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Kursk's Radiation Dangers
Russian environmentalist and former nuclear submarine engineer tells of sunken sub's environmental hazards. |
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A Better Way to ROMP
New olefin polymerization initiator proves highly efficient. |
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Bt Corn and Monarchs
Link between genetically engineered corn pollen, caterpillar deaths supported by field studies. |
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Chemical Trade
Imports rose faster than exports in first half, so surplus slipped again. |
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Oligosaccharide Synthesis
MIT chemists take major step toward automating synthesis of complex sugars. |
| EUROPE |
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Dow's Amazing Feat
Company transforms a collection of chemical sites in eastern Germany into a model chemical operation. |
| BOOKS |
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"Life's Matrix"
Aqueous epic traces water from its primordial beginnings to its present- day importance on Earth. |
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