Monthly Archives: May 2011

Jessica Alba and the Chemistry Thing

By Deborah Blum
Posted: May 27, 2011

Category: chemistry, consumer protection, lead, Speakeasy Science | Tagged bisphenol A, BPA, Frank Lautenberg, Healthy Families, Jessica Alba, lead toxicity, Safer Chemicals, Senate Safe Chemicals Act, toxic chemicals, Toxic Substances Control Act | 14 Comments

A Chemical (Battle) Cry

By Deborah Blum
Posted: May 15, 2011

Category: chemistry, consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged American Chemistry Council, asbestos, bisphenol A, BPA, chemical safety, dioxins, EPA, Frank Lautenberg, hazardous chemicals, House Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, PCBs, Scientific American, Senate Safe Chemicals Act, Time, Toxic Substances Control Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | 21 Comments

A lost girl, remembered

By Deborah Blum
Posted: May 1, 2011

Category: arsenic, poison, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged antimony, arsenic, cyanide, Fowler's Solution, Lillian Goetz, New York history, poison murder, Rough on Rats, Shelbourne Restaurant, strychnine, The Poisoner's Handbook | 16 Comments