The 59th meeting of the Association was held in the Lecture Theatre ofthe London School ofHygiene and Tropical Medicine. On April 28, 1950, the second biennial John C. Bridge memorial lecture entitled " Doctor and Workman " (see page 105) was given by Dr. Andrew Meiklejohn, Reader in Industrial Health at the University of Glasgow. On April 29 a symposium was given on " Occupational Dermatitis"....

The use of human samples to assess environmental exposure and uptake of chemicals is more than an analytical exercise and requires consideration of the utility and interpretation of data as well as due consideration of ethical issues. These aspects are inextricably linked.In 2004 the EC expressed its commitment to the development of a harmonised approach to human biomonitoring (HBM) by includin...

The chemical industry received some extraordinarily bad news last week. SCIENCE magazine published a new study showing that some COMBINATIONS of hormone-disrupting chemicals are much more powerful than any of the individual chemicals by themselves.[1] SCIENCE magazine is the conservative voice of mainstream science in the U.S. Until last week SCIENCE had largely ignored the possibility that ind...

Many Germans look back to the 1970s as a highpoint in their nation’s industrial development. The hallmark “Made in Germany” then signaled not only well-made products, but also a highly efficient industrial system. German industry was recognized internationally as a model of high achievement; the country’s engineering, automotive and chemical industries were at the forefront of technology; and G...

Biological technology allows us to invent new medical approaches, create effective food production methods and reserves and develop new materials for industrial production. There is a diversity of biological technology types, and different technologies have different priorities for invention. This study examines the factors that are important for the invention of biology-related technologies in...

This article presents the results of an analysis of the accident history data reported under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments. These data provide a fairly complete record of the consequences of reportable accidental releases occurring during the time frame 1995-1999 in the U.S. chemical industry and covering 77 toxic and 63 flammable substances subject to the provisions of section...

to, and progression towards, the development of sustainable chemicals and materials. At this point, it is hypothetical, but, I will sprinkle through it highlights of our work on bioprocess synthesis of 1,3-propanediol, to suggest that this is feasible, that it is being done and that it will be commercialized. How might biotechnology interact with the chemical industry? The global economy today ...

The purpose of this paper is twofold. Firstly, it assesses the extent to which corporate reporting on ethical, social and environmental issues reflects corporate performance in ICI. This ‘reporting-performance’ gap is a key measure of the extent to which an organisation is accountable to its stakeholders. ICI’s disclosures concerning its ethical, social and environmental performance for the yea...

The use of bioactive compounds in different commercial sectors such as pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries signifies the need of the most appropriate and standard method to extract these active components from plant materials. Along with conventional methods, numerous new methods have been established but till now no single method is regarded as standard for extracting bioactive compou...