Is Pepper Spray a Tear Gas? A Chemical Engineer Explains
In recent weeks, the world has looked on as governments use chemical irritants to control protesters and riots. Whether it’s tear gas, […] More
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Opinion: Tear Gas and Pepper Spray are Chemical Weapons. Why Can Police Use Them?
In the ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd and the broader issue of racial injustice, we have been bombarded with […] More
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Coastal Chemical Facilities Prep for Hurricane Season
With June marking the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […] More
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Army Partnership with Clear Scientific Will Bring Chemical Agent Decon to Scale
The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center is working with Clear Scientific, Inc. to commercialize a technology that […] More
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Army Researcher Patents Invention That Trains, Tests Working Dogs’ Sniffers
A U.S. Army researcher has scored a patent for inventing a new tool for training dogs to detect chemical compounds. Tom Hughes, […] More
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Nanomaterial Fabric Destroys Nerve Agents
Northwestern University scientists have successfully combined a nanomaterial effective at destroying toxic nerve agents with textile fibers. This new composite material one […] More
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Waukegan Plant Explosion That Killed Four Workers Was Preventable, Federal Officials Say
The May 3, 2019 explosion at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, which killed four workers and severely injured another, should not have […] More
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How International Law Has Changed to Help Intervene in Chemical Weapons Convention Violations
New reports have emerged from the Syrian civil war that banned chemical weapons are being used in Aleppo, a city on the […] More
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A Solution for Cleaning Up PFAS, One of the World’s Most Intractable Pollutants
A cluster of industrial chemicals known by the shorthand term “PFAS” has infiltrated the far reaches of our planet with significance that […] More
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Stopping Fentanyl at the Border: Can Chemical Detectors Help?
Large quantities of the synthetic drug fentanyl flow into the country at ports of entry along the Southwest border, according to the Drug […] More
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Preparing for the Consequences of a Chemical Attack
Is the U.S. ready for a chemical attack on the homeland? With the very real possibility of a chemical attack in public […] More
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Chemical Facility Security: Working Towards Multi-Year CFATS Reauthorization
Created by Congress in 2006, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) authorizes DHS to determine whether chemical facilities present “a high level […] More
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