ChemMatters Archive
ChemMatters is produced by the American Chemical Society in October, December, February, and April. The archive gives you access to all of ChemMatters’ past articles, dating back to February 1983. The most recently released issue is available through a complimentary subscription, if you chose to receive one when you joined AACT.
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Did You Know? | February 2011Dangerous toxic sludge floods European countryside; how does puff pastry rise?
Issue Date | February 2011
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Drugs Down the Drain: The Drugs You Swallow, the Water You DrinkWhat happens to drugs that are flushed down the toilet? Or to gels, creams, and lotions that wash away as we shower? Some of them end up in our drinking water. Scientists are looking for ways to remove these chemicals from drinking water.
Issue Date | February 2011
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Is this Water Recycled Sewage?Sewage from homes is water from toilets, showers, sinks, and other sources of “dirty” water. After this sewage is treated in waste-water plants, does the cleaned-up water go back to your faucet?
Issue Date | February 2011
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Kilimanjaro: Peering Through Disappearing IceTemperatures in various parts of the Earth are increasing, sea levels are rising, and glaciers are melting. What will happen in the future? One way to find out is by looking at similar climate changes that occurred in the past.
Issue Date | February 2011
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Let’s Celebrate!The year 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry. It is also an opportunity to participate in a global chemistry experiment to explore one of the Earth’s most critical resources—water.
Issue Date | February 2011
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Open for Discussion | Less Meat = Less HeatWould eating less meat prevent global warming?
Issue Date | February 2011
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Recycling to SurviveIn a large Indian community, people living in extreme poverty recycle nearly every piece of plastic they can find. How do they do that? And how are plastics recycled in general?
Issue Date | February 2011
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Did You Know? | December 2010Vegetable oil or soda pop may power cell phones in the future; artificial leaves may be a future source of energy?
Issue Date | December 2010
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Myths: Chemistry Tells the TruthFind out whether these two statements are true: “Microwaves heat food from the inside out” and “the bottoms of old windows are thicker because glass, being a liquid, flows over time.”
Issue Date | December 2010
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Open for Discussion | Could Cell Phone Radiation Damage Our Brains?For those of us who use our cell phones a lot, is there a chance that we are slowly damaging our brains, too?
Issue Date | December 2010