Do Cast Iron Saucepans Contain Lead?
Last week on my radio show I was asked whether cheaper brand cast iron saucepans might contain lead? It’s quite …
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Are My Chooks Eating DDT?
A listener asks: “I live in an older suburb in Perth (Freo) in the past they have used chemicals in …
A Cure for Cancer?
Everything is a chemical. That’s what fascinates me about life. And every chemical in existence either occurred naturally, or was …
A Recipe for Murder
Sometimes I miss the good old days. But sometimes I don’t – like the days when you were able to …
Is there such a thing as fat-free fat?
Sounds like a silly question, doesn’t it? We’ve all heard of foods like cakes and salad dressings – things that …
Are Mercury Amalgams Safe?
Today a caller questioned the safety of mercury amalgam fillings. It’s not a bad question. Since the Minamata Bay Disaster …
The Chemistry of Doorknobs
People in the past weren’t dumb. At least not all of them. We often think they were, which is why …