News tagged with sulfuryl fluoride
Termite killer lingers as a potent greenhouse gas
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2), a gas commonly used to rid buildings of termites and other pests, is a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere about 36 years, six to 10 times longer than previously thoug ...
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Termite insecticide a potent greenhouse gas
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An insecticide used to fumigate termite-infested buildings is a strong greenhouse gas that lives in the atmosphere nearly 10 times longer than previously thought, UC Irvine research has found.
Fluoride demand creating shortages
Nov 30, 2007 |
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A fluoride shortage in the United States and Canada forced Fort Worth, Texas, to go almost two months without putting any in the public drinking water supply.
Toothpaste too pricey for the poor
Jun 13, 2008 |
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Fluoride toothpaste is prohibitively expensive for the world's poorest people, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Globalization and Health. Researchers revealed that the poorest popula ...
Scientists urge lower limits on fluoride
Mar 23, 2006 |
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Some scientists are reportedly urging federal limits on fluoride in drinking water be lowered.
Two 'new' greenhouse gases growing
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Two new greenhouse gases are accumulating in the atmosphere, according to an international research team led by scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the US and CSIRO scientist, Dr Paul Fraser, from the ...
Modern lifestyle prevents tooth decay
Feb 26, 2009 |
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New research has found that modern lifestyle habits may play a bigger role than food alone, when it comes to tooth decay.
Sulfurous ping-pong in the urinary tract
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Transfer of information is a basic property of biological systems. Common examples include transfer of genetic information or nerve impulses. Transmission of signals occurs at an even more fundamental level between and within ...
From rare bugs to test tube drugs
Dec 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of St Andrews have created exotic biological compounds in a test tube by uncovering some of Nature's chemical secrets.
OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say
Jun 30, 2009 |
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With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...
More Chinese-made toothpaste is recalled
Jul 17, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday announced the nationwide recall of DentFresh Fluoride Mint Toothpaste because of possible contamination.
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