The Chemistry of Pollution #1
There are basically two types of pollution: 1.The right chemical in the wrong place. 2.The wrong chemical in the wrong …
The Body
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 …
Cockburn Cement and Lime Dust
Cockburn cement is in trouble with the EPA for its emissions of sulphur dioxide and lime dust. Sulphur dioxide is …
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 …
Sulphur Dioxide and Cockburn Cement
Sulphur dioxide stinks. I should know – I come from Wollongong – the home of the Port Kembla steelworks. We …
Is Sulphur Dioxide Toxic?
The Cockburn cement plant is in trouble with the EPA for the lime dust and SO2 it is producing. On …
Is Shoe Polish Safe?
Huh? shoe polish? How could something as common as shoe polish not be safe? Well, unfortunately some shoe polish has …