Canadian Chemical News articles from April 2005

Canadian Chemical News archives from April 2005

Food for thought: CropLife Canada incorporates the latest, reliable research to debunk "junk" science and provide factual information on pesticides.(GUEST COLUMN / CHRONIQUEUR INVITE)(Column)
April 1, 2005... The crop protection industry has always been challenged to connect with the beneficiaries of our effective products--especially consumers--whether they are preparing food in their kitchens or enjoying community parks with their children. ...

Chemistry inclusive.(LETTERS / LETTRES)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2005... Dear Editor, [In the January, 2005 issue of ACCN,] CIC chair Sundararajan wishes the CIC a happy 60th birthday--a year that is "... an occasion to acknowledge the significant contributions of many eminent chemists over the years." For a...

In memoriam.(PERSONALS / PERSONNALITES)(Obituary)
April 1, 2005... The CIC extends its condolences to the family of Wendal A. Alexander, FCIC.

National Research Council.(Government)(appointed Pierre Coulombe)(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... The National Research Council (NRC) appointed Pierre Coulombe as president of the NRC. This appointment was reviewed by the Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology. As part of the government's policy of...

David Dolphin.(Distinction)(Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's Award of Excellence)(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... David Dolphin, FCIC, of The University of British Columbia received an NSERC Award of Excellence as well as additional research support. He was recognized for his groundbreaking research in porphyrins, the so-called "coloured pigments of life,"...

Sajeev John and Geoffrey Ozin, FCIC, of the University of Toronto were presented with the Brockhouse Canada Prize.(Distinction)(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... Sajeev John and Geoffrey Ozin, FCIC, of the University of Toronto were presented with the Brockhouse Canada Prize. It was awarded for the first time for their breakthrough research in the synthesis of light-trapping crystals that could be key...

M. Soledade C. Pedras, MCIC, is one of the latest Canada Research Chairs to be announced.(Distinction)(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... M. Soledade C. Pedras, MCIC, is one of the latest Canada Research Chairs to be announced. The chemistry professor at the University of Saskatchewan is exploring new, targeted, and environmentally friendly crop protection products as the Canada...

Catch some rays.(radiation )
April 1, 2005... A new study from University of Toronto at Scarborough has found that low doses of radiation could have beneficial effects on health. The findings, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, found that low chronic doses of gamma...

Cinnamon slaves off skeeters.(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... As well as being a general nuisance, various species of mosquito are carriers for major diseases including dengue fever, the West Nile virus and, most notoriously, malaria. Effective control of mosquito populations is therefore an essential...

Prudent pest control.(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... CropLife Canada is coordinating an independent, third-party review of a 2004 report by the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) on pesticides. CropLife believes misleading statements were made that are unnecessarily frightening people....

Weed and feed--handle with care.(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... The BC Medical Association is calling on the Canadian Medical Association to urge federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosangjh to rescind registration of combined fertilizer and pesticide products. This would ensure that each be sold separately to...

Skimming the surface.(Atomic Force Microscope )
April 1, 2005... It has the impressive-sounding title of Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), and one University of Saskatchewan professor describes it as "the world's smallest record player." But instead of producing beautiful music, this unique piece of equipment...

Research park planned.(City of Hamilton)(biotech incubator park)(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, has finalized the purchase of land in the city's west end for a research park. Created in partnership with the City of Hamilton, which has pledged $5 million toward development of a biotech incubator, the...

Calling all bugs.(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... Bed bugs, mosquitoes, moths, and other tiny pests that wreak untold misery, disease, and economic devastation on society had better beware. Gerhard Gries is now armed with a $2.5 million renewable grant over five years, enabling him to...

Mosquito libido.
April 1, 2005... Mosquitoes can really take a bite out of summertime enjoyment, but a scientist at The University of Manitoba is looking to clamp down on the pesky bugs using biotechnology. "For ecological reasons, we do not want to eradicate mosquitoes,"...

Safety on-line.(Lambton College's program for safety of chemical workers)(Brief article)
April 1, 2005... Lambton College, in Sarnia, ON, has answered the call of industry and is making its flagship Chemical Production Engineering Technology (CPET) program available in an on-line format. The CPET program provides students with knowledge of the...

Tips to improve your PM.(CHEMPUTING)(project management )
April 1, 2005... As a consultant, I work on projects with other groups. When those Word, Adobe, and Excel files start to fly back and forth, my filing system does exactly what the second law of thermodynamics predicts: the entropy of an isolated system always...

Risks--real and imagined.
April 1, 2005... Pesticides have one indisputable effect. They cause emotions to boil over. That's just what happened when a group of golfers noticed that a chemical sprayer was out on the course. By the time they got into the clubhouse, several were...

Under scrutiny: are the inerts added to Canadian pest control products properly regulated? Here are the facts. You be the judge.
April 1, 2005... Pesticides are tools. Affordable, abundant food supplies and the control of rodents and roaches are just some of the benefits society enjoys through the use of pesticides. But misconceptions are common, and the lack of information about...

Jumping on the ban wagon: ornamental pesticide bans are popular today--but could they do more harm than good?
April 1, 2005... An increasing number of localities in Canada and the U.S. have considered--or are considering--placing bans and/ or restrictions on "ornamental" or "cosmetic" pesticide use. These pesticides include the chemicals used to protect lawns, gardens,...

Protecting plants against fungal diseases: discovering inhibitors of unique metabolic processes occurring in phytopathogenic fungi.
April 1, 2005... Plant diseases caused by microbial pathogens are responsible for enormous crop losses worldwide. Devastating fungal diseases causing complete depletion of staple crops such as potatoes, rice, and maize have demonstrated the critical need to...

Pesticide pathways: close chemical consideration of the hydrolytic degradation of organophosphorus pesticides will lead to refined environmental risk assessment.
April 1, 2005... Anthropogenically synthesized pesticides constitute a number of different structural types--the principal ones being triazines, organochlorines, carbamates, and organophosphorus pesticides. (2) A number of reviews, including structure-activity...

The new CIC Chemical Education Fund.
April 1, 2005... The Chemical Education Trust Fund (CETF) has undergone a significant change. Indeed, as of January 2005, the CETF has been renamed the CIC Chemical Education Fund (CEF) and is now a registered charitable corporation under the Income Tax Act,...

CNC/IUPAC Travel Awards / Bourses de voyage du CNC/UICPA.(CSC BULLETIN SCC)
April 1, 2005... The Canadian National Committee for IUPAC (CNC/UIPAC) established a program of Travel Awards for young Canadian scientists in 1982. These awards are financed jointly by the Canadian Society for Chemistry's Gendron Fund and by CNC/IUPAC's...

Canadian Society for Chemical Technology: President's Report (2003-2004).(CSCT BULLETIN SCTC)
April 1, 2005... Governance and finances In 2002, the CSCT Board adopted a strategic plan prioritizing some of the Society's objectives. The CSCT Board has tried to take a portfolio approach to sharing the workload of implementing this plan, which has been...

Silver Medalists honoured.(STUDENT NEWS/NOUVELLES DES ETUDIANTS)(Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering )
April 1, 2005... CSC Silver Medal winners The Canadian Society for Chemistry encourages undergraduate students in chemistry and related subjects by offering an award to the student with the highest marks, entering his or her final year of studies at each...

The Chemical Institute of Canada 2006 Awards.
April 1, 2005... Important... Submission deadline is July 4, 2005 The Chemical Institute of Canada Medal is presented as a mark of distinction and recognition to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the science of chemistry or chemical...

The Canadian Society for Chemistry 2006 Awards.(Alcan International Ltd.)
April 1, 2005... Important... Submission deadline is July 4, 2005 The Alcan Award is awarded to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguishing contribution in the fields of inorganic chemistry or electrochemistry while working in Canada....

Canada.(Events / evenements)
April 1, 2005... May 9-11, 2005. 9th Annual Advanced Process Control Appliance for Industry Workshop: APC 2005, Vancouver, BC. Contact: Guy Dumont; Web site: www.ieee-ias.org/apc2005. June 16-19, 2005. 32nd Conference of College Chemistry Canada, St....

U.S. and overseas.(Events / evenements)(chemical industry)(Brief article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... June 20-24, 2005. 2nd International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry and the 9th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington, DC. Contact: Robin Rogers; E-mail: rdrogers@bama.ua.edu. July 10-14, 2005. 7th...