Science and the Olympics
Last night whilst watching the trampolining Liz Chetkovich noted that they now quote “time of flight” as one of the …
The Body
Apples That Don’t Go Brown
Greenstar apples don’t go brown. A caller off air asked whether there was anything sinister about this – the implication …
Firefighters and Cancer
Reader Robyn writes: Hi Millsy and Dr Chemical, Firstly, love your show Millsy. I listen every morning on my way …
Chemicals and Safety #6
We have seen that the MSDS for a particular chemical is the ultimate guide as to its safety. if a …
Chemicals and Safety #5:
One of the questions that we want in our MSDS to answer is whether something is a poison. Let’s look …
Chemicals and Safety #4
So now you have located an MSDS for a chemical that you want safety information about. How do we interpret …
Chemicals and Safety #3: MSDS
When you buy a new car you get a user’s manual. In just the same way, when you buy a …
Chemicals and Safety #2
How do we know if a particular chemical is safe to use? Well, there are a number of things we …
Chemicals and Safety
One of the most common questions I get asked is “is so-and-so chemical safe?” I think there are two reasons …