NEWS OF THE WEEK
			NEW ELEMENT NAME Transfermium element 110 will now be known as darmstadtium (Ds).
			EPA CHIEF NOMINEE Reactions are mixed to President Bush's pick, Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt.
			WASTE RULING Federal appeals court affirms EPA authority to regulate hazardous waste streams.
			FALSE REPORTS In wake of scandal, Japan's Mitsui Chemicals shutters plants.
			CHEMICAL ARMS BURN The Army is destroying rockets filled with sarin nerve gas in Anniston, Ala.
			DRUG DISCOVERY EXPO Regulatory reform, new technology expedite discovery of medicines.
			CREDIT RISK Pressures lead to deteriorating ratings for chemical companies.
			HOT AND DRY For industry in Europe, summer drought's impact is limited so far.
			PURE HYDROGEN Catalytic process gives H2 with little CO.

COVER STORY
			ROCKET-FUELED RIVER Perchlorate pollution has tainted the lower Colorado River, contaminating drinking water for millions of people and water used to irrigate crops in California.

BUSINESS
			BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
			CHEMICAL EARNINGS Second-quarter results are boosted by a few firms.
			DRUG EARNINGS Despite two quarters of sound sales growth, earnings gains for the first half were not as healthy.
			BIOPHARMACEUTICAL EARNINGS Revenues and earnings continue strong growth in the second quarter.
			BREEDING PROFITS Codexis' technology improves the production of drugs by microorganisms and offers hopes of big profits.
			WORKFORCE ISSUES ACS president meets with petrochemical industry executives.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
			GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
			RAILROAD REFORM Chemical industry tries to push legislation to increase rail competition.
			INSIGHTS Congress abruptly terminates Pentagon's futures market without looking closely at possible merits.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
			SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
			PINHOLE LEAKS Complex chemistry lies behind pitting in copper pipes.
			JACS AT 125 In 1989, Colin Bain, Ralph Nuzzo, and George Whitesides functionalized self-assembled monolayers.

226TH ACS NATIONAL MEETING
			TECHNICAL PROGRAM AND EXPOSITION Highlights, listing of technical presentations, and description of exhibitors in New York City, Sept. 7-11.

ACS COMMENT
			ACS'S NEXT CEO: AN UPDATE

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