Substance found at office is solvent
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A substance that prompted the evacuation of a U.N. weapons inspection office last month appears to be a nontoxic solvent and not a chemical warfare agent as first suspected, police and U.N. officials said Thursday.
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Exposure to a chemical found in shampoos and hand lotions and used in industry could be harmful to humans. A new study says methylisothiazolinone (MIT) inhibited the development of certain
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DANISH police found a highly explosive chemical
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They said exposure to indoor pollutants from domestic solvents and cleaning products in early life may trigger the condition. A study of almost 200 youngsters revealed those exposed to the most volatile organic
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U.N. officials on Thursday defended elaborate precautions they took in a Manhattan office last week after finding possible toxic chemicals, which tests now indicate was a commercial solvent.
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By Dave Gustafson, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 22--When a child gets into the chemicals stored beneath the sink or a hazardous materials tank leaks in a neighborhood, there is always someone like V.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A clear vial filled with amber fluid rests on scientist Ilya Raskin's desk, glinting in the autumn sunlight streaming through his office window. The container, a small glass bottle with a plain white screw-top, contains a substance Raskin calls 006. "Double-zero-six" is...
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The work may have been subcontracted to another firm.
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Tests of the water in Washington aqueduct revealed the presence of perchlorate, a toxic chemical found in weapons and explosives. Federal officials say the chemical likely
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A report presented to the House Government Reform Committee shows that the Food and Drug Administration discovered contamination at the Chiron Corp.
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By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 20-- -- Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant workers told federal investigators several years ago about contaminated dirt piles around the factory that in recent months were reported as newly discovered, 32-year employee Chris Naas says.
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A substance removed from the United Nations office last week is not a toxic chemical agent, police and a U.N. official told CNN on Thursday.
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Anti-doping officials said the new drug was uncovered after an anonymous e-mail tip directed the agency to investigate a substance seized by Canadian customs officials.
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United Nations officials found vials of dangerous chemicals in a locked box in a U.N. building near the world body's New York headquarters that inspectors had removed from Iraq a decade ago, but U.N. officials said on Thursday there was no danger.
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The Food and Drug Administration says a rocket fuel component contaminates nearly 94 percent of the milk and lettuce samples surveyed. The compound is suspected of having nasty effects in humans. By Amit Asaravala.
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An investigation was under way yesterday into the cause of a large fire at a chemical factory.   The blaze broke out on Monday when an explosion was reported at Aztec Chemicals in Crewe, Cheshire.
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Diethylene glycol menace spreads Nicaraguan authorities have seized 40,000 tubes of Chinese "Excel" and "Mr Cool" toothpaste which contain potentially-lethal diethylene glycol, AP reports.â¦