When students return to Austin Peay State University in the fall, theyll likely clean their hands with homemade sanitizer from the Austin Peay department of chemistry.

Thats because university officials decided to tap their own resources last month when the COVID-19 pandemic made hand sanitizer an important tool in combatting coronavirus almost impossible to find.

We have everything we need in a chemical laboratory to do these types of things, said Lisa Sullivan, chair of the Austin Peay department of chemistry. While the commercially available products have proprietary ingredients, basically what they are is chemicals, and we have those and can order them. Theyre not in short supply.

In April, Austin Peays campus police announced it was down to its last bottle of hand sanitizer. Clarksvilles Old Glory Distillery donated several bottles to the department, but Austin Peay officers often encountering high-touch areas quickly went through that supply. During a Zoom meeting, Michael Kasitz, assistant vice president of public safety, asked if anyone could help.

I had my lab manager start experimenting, because thats what we do as chemists experiment, Sullivan said. We made some for campus police. It wasnt my favorite but they needed it immediately. The first batch had too much glycerin; it was oilier, took too long to rub in.

Knowing the entire campus would need hand sanitizer when classes resume this fall, the chemists went to work perfecting their product. They found a winning recipe using ethanol, hydrogen peroxide and glycerin.

Sullivan is currently scrambling to find enough bottles to contain the sanitizer. The University has ordered several reusable bottles, and once they arrive, the department will begin filling them with the APSU-made sanitizer.

The bottles will be made available to students, faculty and staff when they return to campus in the fall. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend regularly washings hands to prevent contracting the new coronavirus.

We want people to feel safe when they return to campus, she said. And its what we do. If we didnt step up to do something like this, it would be awfully embarrassing. Thats the Austin Peay way, not just the department of chemistry.

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An international team of scientists has demonstrated that chemical changes in the ocean during Permian-Triassic extinction event were directly caused by the collapse of terrestrial ecosystems.

In the past 550 million years, Earth has experienced five mass extinction events. The worst of these events was the Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, which killed 9 out of every 10 marine species and 7 out of every 10 terrestrial species.

Warming temperatures during the Permian period led to an explosion in diversity among terrestrial species. By the end of the Permian, however, climate conditions had become unsuitable for most life.

While the cause of the abrupt climate change is unclear, many scientists believe it was the result of catastrophic volcanic activity in a region known as the Siberian Traps.

A collection of research has shown that terrestrial ecosystems were wiped out prior to marine ecosystems. The new study confirms, for the first time, that the deterioration of land species directly impacted ocean composition.

The researchers built a computer model to map chemical changes in Earths oceans during the period of the Permian-Triassic extinction. The model tracked both mercury and carbon cycles, which made it possible to distinguish between biological and volcanic events.

The study revealed that the collapse of terrestrial ecosystems bombarded the ocean with organic matter, nutrients, and other biologically-important elements. For most marine organisms, the chemical changes caused fatal effects.

In this study we show that during the Permian-Triassic transition, roughly. 252 million years ago, the widespread collapse of the terrestrial ecosystems caused sudden changes in marine chemistry, said study co-author Dr. Jacopo Dal Corso of the University of Leeds.

This likely played a central role in triggering the most severe known marine extinction in Earths history. This deep-time example shows how important the terrestrial reservoir is in regulating global biogeochemical cycles and calls for the greater conservation of these ecosystems.

The study places new emphasis on the importance of understanding the functional interdependance of ecosystems. This is particularly relevant today, as human activities threaten to push many species past the point of survival.

252 million years ago the effects of mass plant death and soil oxidation appear to have seriously altered the chemistry of the oceans. This is an uncomfortable parallel with our own human-driven land use change, and we too are transferring large quantities of nutrients and other chemicals to the oceans, said study co-author Dr. Benjamin Mills.

As we look to re-start the worlds economies in the wake of the current pandemic, protecting our life-sustaining ecosystems should be a priority.

The study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

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COLUMBUS (WCMH) Mayor Andrew Ginther held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss two measures regarding the Columbus Division of Police.

Ginther issued a directive to CPD prohibiting the use of tear gas and pepper spray to clear streets and disperse peaceful protests. He said additional policy changes regarding how chemical agents can be used will be drafted in conjunction with City Attorney Zach Klein.

This new policy will stop unnecessary confrontations between police officers and peaceful protestors exercising their First Amendment rights, said City Attorney Zach Klein. This important change reflects our citys and my own personal commitment to meaningful reforms and balances public safety and protected speech.

A 14-member panel to advise Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan was also announced by Ginther. The group will give input about strategies, the development of community policing practices, and increasing community transparency.

This is not just a commission or committee that will sit idly by, said Ginther. The Chiefs panel will weigh in and provide feedback on changes we are making, such as significantly limiting the use of tear gas and pepper spray by the Columbus Division of Police.

The panel consists of:

A little more than two weeks ago, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty was pepper-sprayed while peacefully protesting alongside Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce and Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin.

I think its a great first step, Beatty said of Ginthers announcement. I am very pleased with it, but certainly we have a long way to go. We need to figure out how the elected officials, the new panel how all of us are held accountable.

Beatty said she plans on working with city leaders to effect more change in the community.

Video of the full announcement is below.

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Romantic comedies come in many forms, even now at a time when the subgenre is enjoying a boom of stories on streaming and cable services that it didnt have a couple of decades ago. Its easy to label the subgenre predictable because of the expected ending of each film, but that does a disservice to the numerous filmmakers out there who have turned their love of the humble romcom into an opportunity to twist its various tropes into exciting new shapes. Still, no matter how much you play with the format, these are films that usually come down to one thing: The chemistry of the two leads. If you dont have that, your film will land with a thud.

Great romantic chemistry and great comedic chemistry are often two different things, and actors can certainly share one without having a hint of the other. Finding two stars that are able to make both work at once is hard, which is why when a film that manages it very well comes around, its worth celebrating. The Lovebirds, and the unstoppable chemistry of stars Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae, is worth celebrating.

The film follows Jibran (Nanjiani) and Leilani (Rae), a couple who have soured on each other after a few years of living together in New Orleans. Despite a passionate opening, their relationship has devolved into pointless fighting, and feels like its reaching its end stages. Then one night, on their way to a party, a sudden run-in with a brutal man claiming to be a cop sends them spiraling into a strange web of suspicion, murder, shadowy organizations, and one very persistent women with a pan full of hot bacon grease (Anna Camp, who is always a delight). With no one to turn to but each other, Jibran and Leilani have no choice but to work together to survive the night.

Yes, this is one of those comedies with a plot that could easily be framed as a taut drama or even a thriller if the filmmakers wanted it that way, which means a certain degree of verisimilitude is required to make the laughs work amid all the darkness. For that, The Lovebirds has the secret weapon of director Michael Showalter, whos been twisting laughs out of weird tonal mash-ups his entire career. Showalter, who also directed Nanjiani in the excellent (and also somewhat dark) romcom The Big Sick, knows that the key to making comedy work amid jarring or even scary situations is playing it all completely straight, never stopping to wink at the audience but instead leaning all the way in to the absurdity of the moment. The Lovebirds never lets us in on its game. It never picks a moment to puncture the fourth wall and let us all know its going to be OK. Instead, it pushes ahead at breakneck pace, and trusts its stars to do the rest.

And its here that Rae and Nanjiani have their work cut out for them. Both are experienced comedians whove proven especially adept at romantic comedy Nanjiani through The Big Sick and Rae through her exceptional HBO series Insecure but here they have to work even harder to get their charm across amid all the running and screaming and strange run-ins with sketchy characters. And they have to do all of that while also convincingly playing a couple that is both coming apart at the seams and struggling with the feelings they still have for each other. Its a remarkable little emotional dance, but they both make it look easy. Though the plot of the film might not suggest this, watching The Lovebirds feels in some ways like watching two of your friends tell you a story about a really weird night they had one time, and that makes it both easy and delightful to watch.

The Lovebirds is the kind of comedy we could all use right now, a movie about using humor to survive amid a strange and even frightening situation. Its a movie about finding joy where it feels like there is none, led by two of the best comedy stars working right now, and even amid all its darkness, its the heart that you remember most.

The Lovebirds is now streaming on Netflix.

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A trio of House Democrats are expected to introduce new legislation that would propose a ban on all levels of law enforcement using chemical weapons such as tear gas in police operations.

The bill, dubbed"Prohibiting Law Enforcement Use of Chemical Weapons Act," is being spearheaded by Democratic Reps. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.),Mark TakanoMark Allan TakanoHouse Democrats set to introduce proposed ban on chemical weapons Human Rights Campaign rolls out congressional endorsements on Equality Act anniversary House committees move toward virtual hearings for COVID-19 era MORE (Calif.) andJess Garcia (Ill.).

Tear gas has been banned fromwar by the Geneva Protocol, butlaw enforcement in the U.S. is stillpermitted to use chemical agents as a crowd-control tactic. Reports of police using tear gashave become morecommonplace in recent weeks as protests decrying police brutality and the death of George Floyd have swept across the nation.

"To stop us from protesting the death of a Black man who was suffocated by police, law enforcement is using a weapon that restricts our lungs during a respiratory pandemic, Ocasio-Cortez saidin a statement. It is a horror on top of a horror on top of a horror and it must end. Banning tear gas is one of many steps we must take in this moment to fundamentally restructure the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they are supposed to protect and serve.

Thedraft of the billdoesnt explicitly mention tear gas, but rather uses the term chemical weapons, which it defines vaguely as [a] toxic chemical and its precursors. Pepper spray, referred to as oleoresin capsicum spray in the bill, would be exempt from the ban.

Under the bill, all law enforcement agencies would need to surrender their tear gas and certain federal grants that departments often receive would becontingenton if the ban was followed. The Justice Department's Inspector General would also conduct yearly audits on police departments to confirm compliance.

This isn't the first House legislation regarding law enforcement to be announced since Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25. Last week, Rep. Justin AmashJustin AmashOver 1,400 pro athletes, coaches call on Congress to back bill ending qualified immunity House Democrats set to introduce proposed ban on chemical weapons Mark Cuban says he's decided not to run for president MORE (L-Mich.) introduced a bill that would end qualified immunity for police officers. Qualified immunity shields government officials, includingpolice officers, fromlegal action that alleges theyviolated someone'srights unless aclearly established right has been infringed upon.

Several cities including Denver, Portland and Seattle have pushed to temporarily suspend use of chemical agents by policeamid recent protests.

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The lack of cohesion that spoiled the 2018-19 season has not been evident in the 2019-20 season for the Celtics, who face the Toronto Raptors in the second round Thursday night.

They opened the 2019 playoffs against a team that was without a high-level player and took advantage of the situation.

The fourth-seeded Celtics, who had finished just one game ahead of the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers, swept through the first round as an injured Victor Oladipo watched the series from the sideline.

Riding that momentum, the Celtics began the second round with a 112-90 road win over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and appeared to be headed to the Eastern Conference finals for a third year in a row.

But then it all fell apart for a team that had been beset by chemistry issues all season long.

The Celtics dropped the next four games to the Bucks, losing three times by double digits, including a 25-point wipeout in Game 4 to end the season.

Fast-forward one season later, and the Celtics have started the 20202 playoffs in similar fashion.

They went against the Philadelphia 76ers, a team without a high-level player in Ben Simmons (knee surgery), and swept through the opening round for a second consecutive year.

And the Celtics won Game 4 on Sunday afternoon by the same score (110-106) that was posted in Game 4 against the Pacers in 2019.

It may be a different year, but the Celtics have so far taken the same postseason path.

As they prepare for the Eastern Conference semifinal round, the Celtics are hoping the similarities come to an end.

Beginning Thursday night at Disney World, the Celtics will go against the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors, who finished off a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night.

Unlike a year ago, when Kyrie Irving had one foot out the door and the team was not getting along, the Celtics have not had to deal with chemistry problems in the 2019-20 season.

There were changes made to the roster with Irving, Al Horford, Marcus Morris and Terry Rozier getting free-agent deals elsewhere while Aron Baynes was traded to create salary-cap space.

The Celtics have been a team that is cohesive, and they are hoping lessons learned from the second-round loss to the Bucks a year ago will come in handy now.

Were clicking on all cylinders with this unit that we have here, said Jaylen Brown after the sweep of the Sixers was complete Sunday afternoon. Last year, we had a lot of talent, but I think this year were better as a team.

So going into the next series, we have to be ready to fight. Last year, we swept as well in the first round and in the second round lost in five. We have that in the back of our heads, the guys that have been here.

We have to continue to come out and have things turn out differently. I think we have a better team and I think well prove it in the second round.

The Celtics won three of four games against the Raptors, including a game on Aug. 7 at Disney World in which they led by 40 points in the second half.

But the Raptors have shown remarkable resiliency all season long, fighting off the loss of Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency to finish with the NBAs second-best winning percentage.

The Celtics will be at a disadvantage against the Raptors since Gordon Hayward, who suffered a severe right ankle sprain in Game 1 against the 76ers, will not be available.

We all know its going to take every last person in that locker room and were trusting one another, said Marcus Smart. Last year, we didnt really have that trust that we do now.

Its part of the game. Youve got to find ways to get that trust back and weve been doing that. Weve got a lot of great guys that can do a lot of things and we trust every one of those guys.

In the series loss to the Bucks, Irving opened by scoring 26 points and handing out 11 assists in the 22-point victory.

But after that, Irving made only 25 of 73 shots in the remainder of the series, and it was obvious that his playing days in Boston were coming to an end. Irving signed with the Nets but suffered a season-ending injury and appeared in just 20 games.

The Celtics filled Irvings spot in the starting lineup with Kemba Walker, signing him away from the Charlotte Hornets, and he meshed a lot better, especially with youngsters Brown and Jayson Tatum.

Obviously we know all that hes accomplished over the years, all that hes capable of, said Tatum. Hes been one of the best players in the league for a long time now.

For him to just come into a situation where winning is really most important, he sees that other guys are on the rise and capable and he just wants to win. Hes there night in and night out. If we win, hes the happiest guy on the team.

Having Tatum and Brown take the next step in their development this season is a big part of why the Celtics are in the second round, and Walker has played a role in that.

The Sixers were taken care off in just a matter of days, but now the Celtics are up against a difficult second-round opponent for the second straight year.

This series is done with, but we havent won anything, said Smart. We cant focus on further ahead. We cant take moments for granted. Its focusing on the game ahead and not looking (down the road).

Jim Fenton may be reached at jfenton@enterprisenews.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JFenton_ent.

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For some weeks now, Chemistry World has been produced under lockdown conditions as the world continues to cope with the extraordinary pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. Id like to thank everyone involved in making the magazine for their resilience, good humour and unwavering professionalism. I never had any doubt that we would pull through but it has been my privilege to see my colleagues rise to, and overcome, the unique challenges of these unprecedented times.

Before this current crisis, we had planned to release a collection of articles on plastics toward the end of April. Ubiquitous, with a myriad of applications and a host of amazing properties, plastic has become the material of choice for everything from Frisbees to phones to fridges. Plastic is so popular, and so durable, that you can spot a shopping bag at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, find microplastics in falling snow over the Arctic, and detect particles working their way through our digestive systems.

Prime ministers and presidents are deferring to scientists at press conferences

As both Nina Notmanand Andy Extance report, science and industry have responded to the mounting public concern and changing market forces surrounding plastics. Consumers are more discerning, regulations are tougher, and if you can solve the plastics problem through recovery, recycling or material design then you can access a global market worth many billions of dollars.

Of course, chemistry is only part of the solution and it was only part of the problem too. Society, politics and economics all played a role in accelerating demand for plastics with little thought for how we manage its supply and inevitable waste. It takes science together with industry, lawmakers and citizens to make a difference at the scale we need.

Its easy to see why plastics was a top item on our editorial agenda. A combination of public health, widespread concern, economics and political will not forgetting a century of scientific inquiry took the plastic problem to the top of the pile. Now, for many of the same reasons, the coronavirus pandemic is the worlds new number one priority. Weve seen in months what plastic waste took years to accomplish: the galvanising of society, politics, economics and science around a single, worldwide threat. Unlike plastic waste, Covid-19 presents a visceral and urgent threat to life, and our way of life, that cant be ignored. Research funders are raising and using billions of dollars while labs across the world are working together at breakneck speeds to develop a vaccine.

The public are placing their hopes in researchers, healthworkers and greengrocers to carry them through this crisis

In a stark rebuttal of our supposedly post-truth era, we see prime ministers and presidents deferring to scientists at press conferences, evidence informing and leading policy, and a public placing their hopes in researchers, healthworkers and greengrocers to carry them through this crisis. We are confronted with what essential work really is, and who essential workers really are. I sit here and ponder the next sentence while elsewhere someone is saving a life, another is working toward saving thousands of lives, and yet another is comforting someone who has lost a loved one. It is a humbling perspective.

Already we are considering what we will take forward from our experience of this time. Will we remember how precious the time spent with friends and families is, will we reconsider how we work and travel, will we continue to appreciate those people who kept us fed and healthy, will we value what we have and show compassion for those who have less, will we ever look at toilet paper the same way again?

Above all, will we remember that science in partnership with society saved the day when the intensity of the moment has passed? Perhaps after Covid-19 we will honour those we called heroes with long-lasting commitments that reward, recognise and respect their superhuman efforts. I dare not imagine a world where they have hung up their capes.

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WILMINGTON, DE DuPont (NYSE:DD) announced that 10 of its current and former scientists and engineers, representing the DuPont Electronics & Imaging and DuPont Safety & Construction businesses, have been named recipients of the prestigious American Chemical Society (ACS) Heroes of Chemistry Award, representing generations of technology advancement in semiconductor materials and water filtration. The individuals recognized are some of the key contributors in defining technologies that have had a long-lasting legacy on their respective industries.

"These awards recognize the creative and dedicated work of DuPont teams across decades of innovation," said Alexa Dembek, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer for DuPont. "We applaud our DuPont Heroes of Chemistry and their teams for their impactful contributions to industry and society."

Dr. Steven Jons, Dr. Tina Arrowood, and Dr. Steve Rosenberg of DuPont Safety & Construction were recognized for leading the development and commercialization of nanofiltration products for the purification of municipal drinking water, treatment of offshore oil and gas production water, dairy production, and wastewater reuse. Nanofiltrationa membrane liquid separation process that rejects dissolved solutes in the approximate size range of one nanometeris a relatively new chemistry-based technology. Since their first use, nanofiltration products have had a huge impact on the safety of our drinking water, the production of the milk on our tables, and the collection of the oil that powers our lives.

DuPont's nanofiltration membranes are part of the company's FilmTec portfolio. Going forward, nanofiltration is poised to continue to make a global impactbeing a critical part of the solutions to address water scarcity, more sustainable use of energy, and worldwide food supply shortages.

Also recognized were Dr. Marty DeGroot, Dr. Bainian Qian, Dr. Mary Jo Kulp, Dr. David James, John Roberts, Harry (George) McClain and William (Bill) Budinger of DuPont Electronics & Imaging for their role in creating and optimizing a broad portfolio of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) pads, which have been key enablers in the semiconductor evolution and continue to be critically important for chip fabricators around the world.

"Both DuPont's CMP pads and nanofiltration membranes are essential innovations that help our customers advance their best ideas while delivering far-reaching global solutions that contribute to a more sustainable world," added Dembek.

Heroes of Chemistry is an annual award sponsored by the American Chemical Society that recognizes the role industrial chemical scientists and companies play in improving human welfare through commercial innovations and products. Award recipients will be recognized at a formal ceremony in August.

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New York, July 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Bio-Based Platform Chemical Market Research Report by Type, by Application - Global Forecast to 2025 - Cumulative Impact of COVID-19" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05913578/?utm_source=GNW

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As Florida and the nation adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida Grower magazine is recognizing the important role businesses play in serving specialty crop producers in the state. This month, we are featuring David Carson, President of Plant City-based Chemical Dynamics.

Can you tell us a little about Chemical Dynamics history?

CARSON: Chemical Dynamics was founded in 1973 by my dad, W.B. Hap Carson, out of his home in Plant City. The company opened its first office on Reynolds Street in 1976 and later moved its offices and warehouses to the Plant City Farmers Market. Unfortunately, when the farmers market burned down in 1983, their operations were destroyed, but fortunately production was not. In October 1983, the company moved to its current 7-acre location in the industrial park near the Plant City Airport. I was named President of Chemical Dynamics in 1990 after 10 years with the company.

From a leadership standpoint, Hap was elected Chairman of the Board of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) in 1990, a position I was elected to in 2000.

My son, Nathan, is joining the company this summer after earning a degree in agricultural economics at University of Florida, an MS degree in international agricultural economics from Purdue University, and a second MS degree from the University of Chicago in international relations. Nathan becomes the third generation of Carsons involved in the company.

David Carson

Chemical Dynamics does business not only in Florida, but in 12 Southeastern states including Maryland, and supports its products performance claims through considerable independent research from state universities and private researchers.

With all the attention on minimizing nutrient runoff, are you seeing an uptick in the types of products you offer that can help in that regard?

CARSON: Florida growers already are using best management practices, and that includes timely and a minimal volume of nutrients. Growers are very conscientious. Vegetable growers are applying nutrients through drip irrigation, using 60% to 80% split applications of nitrogen throughout the growing season. This eliminates leaching and runoff and gives the plant better utilization of plant food. Orange growers take a similar approach using microjets to keep nutrients in the zone with a balance of core nutrients and micronutrients to give the tree what it needs when it needs it.

An example of a nitrate-balanced soil amendment product manufactured by Chemical Dynamics and developed by American Ag is Citra-Guard, which can be a key part of a management strategy to overcome deficiencies due to HLB.

We also offer Dyna-Gro Citrite 779 foliar nitrate to the citrus industry. It has become the go-to foliar fertilizer for fast uptake of critical micro-elements to prevent and correct nutritional deficiencies.

How has COVID-19 impacted your operations and your customers?

CARSON: COVID-19 has impacted the Plant City Chemical Dynamics facility in terms of limiting the number of visitors. Weve set up many hand sanitizer stations and practice safe distancing.

Our customers felt the impact at vegetable harvest in late March and April when they were forced to dump their crops. Since then, our customers are working hard to bring things to some degree of normalcy and attempt to predict what production activities might look like in the future.

One good outcome is that consumers are drinking more orange juice, so volume and pricing have risen, which really helps our citrus growers.

How do you work with customers to fine-tune their nutrient programs on their farms?

CARSON: Possibly the most valuable service we can provide our customers stems around our absolute commitment to quality control at our plant. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering the product to exact specifications, and we achieve that by testing incoming materials and outgoing products. We also provide customer support through consulting, recommendations for soil and plant testing, and ongoing research of our products. Thats why we say Our Business is to Help You Grow.

Giles is editor of Florida Grower, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.

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There are still too many questions about chemical recycling of plastics, including its carbon footprint and emissions, for it to be considered a viable solution to plastics waste problems, according to a new report.

The June 3 analysis from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives argues that industry has "grossly overstated" the feasibility of chemical recycling, which in general uses different processes to break plastics down into monomers to be reused as new plastic or turns it into fuels.

"While such a solution may seem ideal, sound engineering practice and common sense shows that chemical recycling is not the answer to society's problem of plastic waste," Andrew Rollinson, one of the authors of the report, said. "It represents a dangerous distraction from the need for governments to ban single-use and unnecessary plastics."

The report, which was partly financed by the Plastic Solutions Fund, also argues that chemical recycling technologies that turn the waste plastics into fuel should not properly be considered recycling, because they are only temporarily parking the fossil fuels in plastics products before burning them.

"There is a lot of talk about chemical recycling as the next wave of recycling but most of these companies are just turning plastic into fuel to burn it," said Neil Tangri, science and policy director at Berkeley, Calif.-based GAIA. "That's not recycling, that's just an expensive and convoluted way of burning fossil fuels."

The study said there's a "profound" lack of publicly available information on how such technologies work in real world conditions, and the authors urged governments to be cautious in deciding how to regulate and use them in waste management.

It said that chemical recycling has a large carbon footprint, particularly compared to traditional mechanical recycling, and that any toxins in plastics must still be dealt with in its processes.

Industry officials have argued that the technology has significant economic potential, pointing to a 2019 report from the Closed Loop Partners that estimated a potential $120 billion market and that noted more than 40 companies either have commercial plants in the U.S. and Canada or plan to do so in the next two years.

As well, CLP said there's a lot of interest in the technology from consumer brand companies, as they face struggles to get enough materials to meet recycled content commitments for their packaging.

But CLP also said that it did not think the technology development was moving fast enough, noting that it can take more than 15 years for such technologies to reach growth scale.

The American Chemistry Council said it believes chemical recycling, or advanced recycling as it calls it, has "tremendous promise" to help modernize plastics recycling.

ACC said that there have been nearly $5 billion in announced investments in plastics recycling in the United States since China's import ban in 2017, with about 80 percent of that targeting advanced recycling.

"Rapidly emerging advanced recycling technologies are already converting a wide variety of traditionally non-recycled post-use plastics into useful fuels or specialty chemicals to make new plastics and other products," said Keith Christman, managing director of plastic markets for ACC.

He pointed to investments from Agilyx in Oregon to convert recycled polystyrene into styrene monomer to make both new PS resin and jet fuel, as well as work by Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and Plastic Energy to take low value mixed plastics and turn them into new plastics.

ACC also noted investments by Eastman Chemical Co. to convert used carpet to polyester and Shell Chemical to use pyrolysis oil as a feedstock for new chemicals.

Some of GAIA's conclusions echo a 2019 report by the European Commission.

That review, conducted by EC's directorate of research and innovation, noted a lot of investment and research around chemical recycling, and said it had the "potential to bring clear benefit which complement mechanical recycling."

But the report, "A Circular Economy for Plastics," also said that the technology "should not be perceived as a silver bullet" for mixed or contaminated streams of waste plastics.

It also said that the subset of chemical recycling technologies that turn plastics into fuel do not contribute to making a circular economy for polymers.

The January 2019 report highlighted technology developments by various companies but noted that none of them existed on commercial scale yet. And it noted economic challenges with the low cost of fossil fuel feed stocks for virgin plastics.

"With low fossil fuel prices, it is questionable whether chemical recycling can be competitive on its own," the EC report said.

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The Secret Service is walking back a statementit made last week claimingits agents did not use tear gas or pepper spray on protesters to secure the area near Lafayette Square last Monday.

That day, tear gas and rubber bullets were used to disperse peaceful protesters about 30 minutes before a curfew was set to take effect in Washington, D.C. Minutes later, President TrumpDonald John TrumpMelania Trump is 'behind-the-scenes' but 'unbelievably influential': book Police unions face lobbying fights at all levels of government Ernst challenger leads by three points in tight Iowa Senate race MORE walked over to St. John's Episcopal Church and posed for photos with a Bible.

Both the Secret Service and U.S. Park Police (USPP) initially denied claims of using force on protesters, despite several in-person accounts and footage.

In an amended statement released Saturday afternoon, the Secret Service said after further review, it determined that an agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park.

They said the officer used pepper spray in response to an assaultive individual.

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Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee have launched a probe asking why chemical agents were used to clear those peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25.

Park Police spokesman last Friday said it was a "mistake" to say no tear gas was used on protesters.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt told lawmakers last Friday that USPP officers faced a state of siege leading up to the clearing of protesters near the White House earlier in the week, saying violence during the demonstrations was indisputable.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added five hand sanitizers to its list of products that have tested positive for a toxic chemical.

These additional hand sanitizer products tested positive for methanol, which is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through skin or ingested.

The FDAs discovery comes justtwo weeks after the agency advised consumersnot to use nine hand sanitizers manufactured by the Mexican company Eskbiochem SA, because samples had tested positive for methanol.

Exposure to significant amounts of methanol can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death.

Anyone exposed to these hand sanitizers should seek immediate treatment, the FDA warns.

The five hand sanitizers added to the FDAs list are:

These have all been manufactured in Mexico as well.

TheU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saysthat proper hand hygiene is an effective response to Covid-19, and the agency recommends using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% ethanol or 70% isopropanol.

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Now that Scott Disick and Sofia Richie have called it quits, there are bound to be plenty of calls for a reunion between Kourtney Kardashian and Disick. Since there is already speculation that Kardashian had something to do with Disick and Richies decision to take a break, the support for a reunion will likely be even more intense. On some level, the reaction makes sense. After all, the pair share years of history and three children together. Theres no denying that the chemistry between them still sends sparks flying.

Many fans, however, are certain a reunion would be a terrible idea. Just because the pair still have chemistry doesnt mean that a relationship would work out any better this time than it has in the past.

Kardashian and Disick have been linked since 2006 when they met at a party in Mexico, according to Us Weekly. SinceKeeping Up with the Kardashianspremiered the very next year, fans got to see the relationship develop on-air, giving them an extra investment in the pairs success. By the start of Season 2, Kardashian was accusing Disick of cheating, and the pair split. By the next year, they were together again, and the reunion like the initial breakup was cataloged on-screen.

In December 2009, the nature of their relationship changed forever with the addition of son Mason. The next year, Disick punched a mirror in an angry exchange that was once again caught on camera. The pair split and then reconciled. Over the years, they would welcome two more children and have many more tumultuous moments. Most often, the moments of tension centered around Disicks substance abuse issues, which exacerbated when he lost both of his parents within a few months of one another. In July 2015, Disick was spotted partying with several younger women, and the couple called it quits for good.

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Even though it has been years since Disick and Kardashian were officially together, fans have been watching them co-parent their children through the lens ofKeeping Up with the Kardashians. Longtime fans have seen the many ups and downs of their relationships, and many viewers have grown fond of Disick despite his past missteps.

Ultimately, many have arrived at the conclusion that Disick is a good person but not a great boyfriend. Fans like his sense of humor and overall personality. His dedication to his kids has always been a strong point as well and seeing him and Kardashian put aside their differences for the good of their children is inspiring.

Obviously, there are plenty of people who see Disicks break from Richie after three years together to be an opening for a reunion between Disick and Kardashian. The fact that it would bring their family back together and would also serve as a way to mend the torn relationships that fans have watched appear over the years on the show makes it even more appealing.

Explaining why fans are so on board with Kardashian taking Disick back, one commenter wrote, We kinda have history with Scott. He was around from the start. We got to know him. He was entertaining even when he was shitty. We saw him cry, we saw him happy. It was obvious he cared about Kourtney. Those two on a good day were hilarious and endearing.

Still, many fans recognize that chemistry isnt enough. I dont think either should be together. Scott and Kourtney have chemistry but they also have an extensive bad history together that I dont think either can really let go of. When was their relationship good? Before Mason he was cheating, after Mason he was drinking too much, after that Kourtney kept him at arms length and never seemed to forgive him. I think theyd fall into their old patterns and resentments fast, another commenter added.

Disick and Kardashian will always be linked by their past and their children, but many who have watched their whole relationship unfold dont think they need to give it another try.

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Molecules are very small. So small that every breath we take contains about 2.4 times 10 to the 22nd power of them. The vast majority of these are oxygen and nitrogen, with lesser amounts of argon and carbon dioxide. When random mixing in the atmosphere is accounted for, we can calculate that every breath we take contains some molecules that have once been exhaled by Albert Einstein, Napoleon or Jesus.

Thats all very interesting, but the fact that every breath we take has at least five molecules that appeared in Abraham Lincolns last breath has no practical significance. However, the number of coronavirus particles that are expelled in every breath of the asymptomatic infected stranger with whom we may share airspace in a room, bus, airplane or car is of significance.

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Unfortunately, as with almost every other aspect of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we have very limited data. A guesstimate can be made based on some mouse experiments with the original SARS virus. The infective dose in that case turned out to be only a few hundred viral particles, which would suggest that humans could be infected by as little as a few thousand inhaled particles, or virions, although we have to keep in mind one of the dictums of virology that mice lie and monkeys exaggerate.

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Which cleaning product is right for the job?

Cleaning products are flying off grocery shelves. Hand sanitizers can be hard to find. In the age of COVID-19, consumers want products that will clean, disinfect and keep them safe.

But one look at the list of ingredients on the back of your favorite cleaner may leave you wishing you had paid more attention in chemistry class.

When you read a label, the names seem like a different language, and so people just see gibberish, said Eric Beckman, PhD, Bevier Professor of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. As a chemical engineer, I see a structure.

Most of the things we use day-to-day that are chemicals were invented before most of us were born, said Beckman, who also is co-director of science and technology at the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. People dont really think about them.

Until now. We asked Beckman to explain some of the ingredients in cleaning products and how to choose the right one for the right job.

Sodium Hypochlorite

Youll find it in: Clorox Bleach

What it does: Chlorine bleach is a blunt objectit crushes everything in its path, said Beckman. It chops up moleculesit destroys mold and germs, but if you drip it on your clothing, itll destroy the dye molecules, too.

Keep in mind: Because its a volatile molecule, you shouldnt use it in strong concentrations in a closed space without ventilation. For surfaces, dilute with water according to the packages recommendations and spray on the solution. Rinse with water after a few minutes. Never, ever mix it with other chemicals, especially ammonia.

Sodium Percarbonate

Youll find it in: OxiClean

What it does: These milder forms of bleach work the same way as chlorine bleach to disinfect, but they wont ruin your clothes. Because these brands are gentler, Beckman says, they just need a little extra time to work.

Keep in mind: Make sure to let the cleanser sit on surfaces 10 minutes to sanitize before wiping off.

Tetra-alkyl Ammonium Halides (like alkyl ammonium chlorides, alkyl ammonium saccharinates or alkyl ammonium sulfonates)

Youll find it in: Lysol All-Purpose Cleaner

What it does: Most antibacterial cleansers use this class of compoundstetra-alkyl ammonium halides. Its in Lysol, Scrubbing Bubbles, and a wide variety of products, said Beckman. What they do is worm their way into cell membranes and make them fall apart. Theyve been tested against a wide range of bacteria and viruses.

Keep in mind: These molecules arent volatile, so they dont leave a strong smell in the air, and they are relatively safe, cheap and effective.

Hydrochloric Acid

Youll find it in: Lysol Heavy Duty Toilet Bowl Cleaner

What it does: A very concentrated, strong acid, this ingredient will obliterate rust stains and bacteriaas well as your skin, if youre not careful. If you want to clean bricks, its a good option, but its probably overkill for most toilets.

Keep in mind: In a lab, chemists would work with this acid under a ventilation hood, wearing lab gloves and eye protection, Beckman notes. Make sure you wear gloves, and dont use it in an unventilated space.

Ethanol and Isopropanol

Youll find it in: hand sanitizers

What it does: Ethanol or isopropanol, also known as rubbing alcohol, dehydrates the cell and disrupts the cell membrane, so it kills cells that rely on waterlike most bacteria and viruses. When used as a hand sanitizer, it dries out your skin cells, too, which is why its usually combined with other moisturizing ingredients to keep your skin from feeling dry. Beckman says 60 percent alcohol or higher is strong enough to be effective.

Keep in mind: Alcohol is very flammable, especially in the concentrations used for disinfecting, so keep it away from open flames.

Acetic Acid

Youll find it in: distilled white vinegar

What it does: When used with water, the mild acid in vinegar helps loosen dirt and oil from the surface. A favorite among DIY cleaners, vinegar is very gentle.

Keep in mind: Because its so gentle, vinegar shouldnt be relied upon for disinfecting. Vinegar is one of the safest and smelliest options, but it is one with a high riskwe just dont know that its effective against bacteria and viruses, said Beckman. When it comes to killing the virus, the gentler the compound is, the less effective it probably is.

Citric Acid

Youll find it in: Method All-Purpose Surface Cleaner

What it does: In food, citric acid is in the coating that gives Sour Patch Kids their sour flavor. When used in a cleanser, however, the mild acid helps water clean away grime and grease, much like vinegar does.

Citric acid and vinegar are both acids, but citric acid is also a mild reducing agent, meaning it can do chemistry that acetic acid (vinegar) cannot, said Beckman. Reducing agents like citric acid can actually denature, or unravel, proteinsincluding proteins that make viruses function.

Keep in mind: While its not quite as potent as some other ingredients when it comes to disinfecting, it still has an effect, making it a great, gentle option for day-to-day cleanup.

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Lecturer Below the Bar, School of Chemistry,

The successful candidate will be expected to teach and examine in the organic chemistry area essential course work related to the programmes of the School of Chemistry in all undergraduate years and can also contribute to postgraduate teaching. She/he will contribute to module coordination. She/he will supervise or co-supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students in research and contribute to wider activities in the School, College and University. The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of fundamental principles of organic chemistry and demonstrate that they can communicate these to students. They will establish a research group in an area of chemistry and compete for funding from national or other programmes. The research interests of the successful candidate will add to and complement the research of the School and wider University. Candidates will be asked at interview to outline if/how their proposed research interests align to the University research priority areas and research institutes. The appointee will have excellent interpersonal skills and be prepared to collaborate with their colleagues within the School, University, nationally and internationally.

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Infectious disease experts, scientists, and doctors have warned about the potential for a pandemic for years. Microsoft founder Bill Gates did a TED Talk on it and U.S. intelligence agencies knew it was a real threat. There was even a major USAID program, recently de-funded, called Predict, designed to head off pandemics.

And now, these scientific warnings have come true.

The once invisible threat of a virus spreading throughout our country is painfully visible today. Given a choice, wouldnt we all choose to prevent the spread of this horrible virus in the first place?

Its too late to stop COVID-19 from entering our lives. But there is another invisible threat to our health and well-being we can address.

Similar to those who cautioned us about a disease like COVID-19, leading public health experts, scientists, and doctors today warn us that exposure to toxic chemicals is contributing to rates of chronic illnesses.

Many of these chemicals are found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the products in our homes. And many of these illnesses worsen the impacts of COVID-19.

Experts have been calling attention to these invisible threats for decades. Meanwhile, companies are still putting harmful chemicals into the products they make.

More than 20 years ago, Dr. Pete Myers and Dr. Theo Colburn co-authored Our Stolen Future, explaining the science behind how synthetic chemicals interfere with hormonal action in people. Interfering with your hormones can cause a long list of health problems, including impairing your resistance to disease.

Dr. Linda Birnbaum, over her decades-long career, including as director of the National Institutes for Environmental Health, has been at the forefront of building the overwhelming scientific case revealing the toxic chemical crisis and its harmful impacts on public health. Recently, she pointed out that endocrine-disrupting chemicals increase the diseases that cause the underlying conditions that result in susceptibility to COVID-19.

Your family, friends, and neighbors are more vulnerable to the novel coronavirus if their defenses have been compromised by chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes, or asthma. And scientific experts have found these and other health problems are all linked to exposure to toxic chemicals.

For example, chemicals called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are linked to many chronic illnesses as well as suppression of the immune system. And yet they are still commonly used for stain resistance and water repellency in millions of consumer products, such as carpets, food packaging, and furniture. A Harvard study found millions of people in the U.S. are drinking unsafe levels of PFAS in their water.

Our existing federal regulatory systems are failing us by allowing hazardous chemicals to contaminate people and the planet. Current laws allow the most dangerous chemicals to be used in everyday consumer productsfrom cosmetics and clothing to electronics and home furnishings.

If weve learned anything from our current crisis, its that we must heed the advice of health and medical experts. We must aggressively invest in prevention, safer alternatives, and our public health infrastructure. We need to build healthier and more resilient communities as a key step dramatically reducing peoples exposure to harmful chemicals must be a public health priority.

We know how to do this. States are already leading the way.

In the efforts to flatten the curve on COVID, states like Washington, Oregon, and California collaborated early on an aggressive strategy. Similarly, these and other states have also been in the lead in flattening the curve on the most hazardous chemicals put into products.

These governors, along with their states legislative leaders, have been committed to taking preventive measures that build healthier communities through stricter regulation of hazardous chemicals put into products.

The state of Washington has adopted the strongest chemical laws in the nation. This includes the phaseout of toxic PFAS chemicals in certain products and a comprehensive law regulating endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, and neurotoxic chemicals in a wide range of products.

In Oregon, the Toxic-Free Kids Act targets harmful chemicals of concern in childrens products, requiring disclosure and an ultimate phaseout of the chemicals.

California has long been a leader with broad policy regulating chemicals in products and, more recently, adopted strong restrictions on toxic chemicals in furniture.

These states are part of a growing trend. New York, Minnesota, Maryland, Colorado, Vermont and others are stepping up for public health, showing us how to use science to make important decisions.

But, while protective actions in one state can ripple across the country, we need more. All levels of government are necessary to ensure toxic threats do not weaken our communities.

By investing in prevention-based health programs, we could effectively identify toxic threats, fight chronic disease and build community resilience. This means requiring companies to design products with safer, healthier materials and stopping the use of the most hazardous chemicals. Companies need to tell us what toxic chemical ingredients are in their products, and polluters must clean up communities.

Much as COVID-19 took many of us by surprise, you, your friends or your neighbors may be unaware of the often hidden threat of toxic chemicals. But what we cant see can actually hurt us. We must take science-based warnings seriously. Truly, our future depends on it.

Laurie Valeriano is the executive director of Toxic-Free Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting public health and environment. Sarah Doll is the National Director forthe Safer States, a network of diverse environmental health coalitions and organizations in states around the country that share a bold and urgent vision of healthy, resilient communities.

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The Steelers Defense got a big boost from the trade for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick early last season and the units play was the chief reason why the team was able to hang onto the fringes of the playoff chase until the final weeks of the regular season.

Fitzpatrick remains on hand for the 2020 campaign and he doesnt think the defenses momentum will be halted by the lack of an in-person offseason program. Fitzpatrick thinks the teams chemistry has benefitted from learning about each other and how each other think and life outside of football and that their on-field continuity will be an edge over some other teams.

We have some young faces and new faces, [but] some teams, half their roster, half their secondary or half their linebackers are gone, Fitzpatrick said, via the Associated Press. [A shortened preseason] will definitely give us an advantage because we all have a year [together] under our belt or more than that. I think its more of an advantage.

Fitzpatrick has company among those who think continuity will be a leg up once teams are on the field this year and that would be a welcome development for a Steelers team that hasnt made the playoffs in a couple of years.

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