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Chemistry’s Role in Your Holiday Celebrations
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Chemistry’s Role in Your Holiday Celebrations
Chemistry helps us celebrate the season.
Chemical Safety
How EPA Prioritizes Chemical Risk Assessments
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Tips: Returning to School during COVID-19
Reopening schools has parents and teachers alike concerned about the health and safety of students returning to school during COVID-19. View the guidelines.
Chemistry 101
Chemical Families: Similar but Not the Same
Chemicals in the same family, also called chemical group, are not the same. See why banning entire chemical families can have adverse consequences.
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Guides: COVID-19 and the Dangers of Self-Medicating
There has been a 20% increase in poison control center inquiries since January 2020. Avoid these dangerous at-home coronavirus self-medications.
Everyday Chemistry
Tips: Using and Handling Disinfectants Safely
Now more than ever we rely on disinfectant products to keep us safe. Explore this guide on how to use disinfectants properly to avoid misuse.
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FAQs: COVID-19 and How to Stop Its Spread
Explore FAQs and useful information about COVID-19, how you can help to stop the spread of the coronavirus, and what to look for in disinfectant products.
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Guides: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Chemistry
The outbreak of COVID-19 has highlighted the vital role of personal protective equipment in healthcare settings. Explore chemistry's role in keeping you safe.
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Vaccine Ingredients: Are they safe?
Vaccines help prevent illnesses.
Chemistry 101
Chemical Ingredients 101: How to Read a Product Label
Why are ingredient labels so complex?
Types of Plastic Food Packaging and Safety: A Close-Up Look
You don’t have to be a scientist to understand the many ways plastics are useful.
Infographic: The Dose Makes The Poison
Swiss physician and chemist Paracelsus expressed the basic principle of toxicology: “All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.”
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Antimicrobials
Antimicrobials are substances or mixtures of substances used to destroy or suppress the growth of harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi on inanimate objects and surfaces.
What is Hydrogen Peroxide? Uses, Properties and Questions | Chemical Safety Facts
Hydrogen peroxide, a chemical that appears as a colorless liquid, is used in a wide range of cleaning and personal care products, including hair dyes and bleaches, toothpaste and mouthwashes, bathroom cleaners and laundry stain removers.