Statistics make the world go round: Chemical exposure in vegetables and other food items can be hazardous to the health of people. The European Union is working dedicatedly to eliminate this exposure.
Insight into the many dimensions of chemical exposure.
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From global research spending in the chemical industry to our eating habits during lockdown, the European Union is making an effort to cut chemical exposure (and there is evidence from the US that we are not doing enough) — the latest edition of LAB Worldwide offers a statistical roundup and has a little something for everyone.
View our picture gallery for interesting stats and information about chemical exposure and global investments in chemical research and innovation.
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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6e/cd/6ecd6bb8df5de41b8ad506d19c15abc7/0107512437.jpeg "The lab will largely support Solvay’s premiere line of Tolcide biocides, which has provided fast-acting and powerful microbial control in applications for pipelines, drilling muds, completion fluids, well remediation, fracturing, water-floods, and industrial water treatment. (Source: Pixabay)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c6/eb/c6eb4f51355413a808b740755c8058d4/0107485540.jpeg "Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 because they brought chemistry into the era of functionalism and laid the foundations of click chemistry. They share the prize with Carolyn Bertozzi, who took click chemistry to a new dimension. (Source: Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/da/e8/dae878522d98cf8eefda88aaa7806ea4/0107397590.jpeg "The company will also provide mentorship opportunities for DSU students with Agilent scientists, engineers, and researchers and will help fund DSU’s summer internship program for STEM students. (Source: BillionPhotos.com - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/4e/63/4e63c5fca8a0cd748e12caebf97fbdee/0107167622.jpeg "The wolf pup Hendrix (Source: Christina Hansen Wheat/ Stockholm University)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a1/37/a1375b2178f516a2a1083a8960225ddd/0107481949.jpeg "Researchers have shown that seaweed-based materials can make the battery separator very strong and prevent it from being punctured by metal structures made from sodium. (Source: University of Bristol)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/35/a9/35a90f05a4d7039d2013ab511de93ea3/0107376626.jpeg "Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled the Thermo Scientific Dynaspin Single-Use Centrifuge system. (Source: Business Wire)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/a9/b3/a9b36dfdfe9c33d0d712039fd8270dab/0107349495.jpeg "When AI is applied to chemical and pharmaceutical laboratories, it creates innovative and quality products or solutions in a much shorter period of time as compared to the more traditional methods. (Source: NDABCREATIVITY - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cc/65/cc65b2373922be0d9bed65e3907c55f0/0107151204.jpeg "At an upcoming pharma event, Stäubli Robotics will showcase the flagship Stericlean+ TX2-60 robot for the first time within a new isolator cell. (Source: Stäubli Robotics)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/47/2b/472be30f467689c4001615d9d4f45f58/0107483662.jpeg "Satellite image of Lago Greve (Greve Lake), Chile and surrounding landmarks. The area which turned from lake to land surface from 8 April to 1st November 2020 are highlighted in yellow. Areas highlighted in orange and cyan indicate advance and retreat of glacier calving fronts during the same period. The red box (top left) indicates the location of the lake outlet. (Source: Shuntaro Hata, Shin Sugiyama, Kosuke Heki. Communications Earth & Environment. August 26, 2022)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bc/a0/bca010498af61f33726fe8a3429ea856/0107394169.jpeg "Image shows kelp ecosystem change at an underwater CO2 vent. (Source: Professor Ivan Nagelkerken, University of Adelaide)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/31/a1/31a172a2364766004e0107eb97ecffc1/0107357147.jpeg "Researchers show how the wastewater epidemiology method could be optimized for monkeypox, potentially detecting as few as seven infections per 100,000 people. (Source: Marina Demidiuk - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/9e/4f/9e4f1fefa9e0fd4b06f3d16646f1fcb3/0107112704.jpeg "The 24-plus whitefish species in the large perialpine lakes have all developed since the last ice age. (Source: Jakub Rutkiewicz - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/96/26/9626dfa957b32594d3996d5876c39775/0107277839.jpeg "Associate Prof Alfredo Franco-Obregón (left) and Dr Alex Tai (right) have developed a novel way of growing cell-based meat in the laboratory by exposing animal cells to magnetic pulses. (Source:National University of Singapore)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bf/e2/bfe25bc7aa63b6148a4dca4145ffdc9f/0107134928.jpeg "Four or more cups of black, green, or oolong tea every day are linked to a 17 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (Source: Public Domain)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6d/bf/6dbf2b820144a7717e737d6abcb44328/0106954047.jpeg "Whether a person eats their largest meal early or late in the day does not affect the way their body metabolizes calories. (Source: Public Domain)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/c1/5e/c15e5fd5dca50f55874848544618c9bf/0106779822.jpeg "Researchers found that men who consumed high rates of ultra-processed foods were at higher risk for developing colorectal cancer than those who did not. (Source: Public Domain)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/58/e0/58e0b81177003b9b5006aae31744b278/0107486345.jpeg "Illustration of the enhanced adhesion of stem cells when exposed to certain drug treatments recently identified by Kaust researchers. (Source: Kaust/ Heno Hwang)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/1c/49/1c497d470d54431bac3d5eeff2ae2fe9/0107451234.jpeg "Nanoplastics (smaller than the microscale particles shown here) can enter human liver as well as lung cells and disrupt their normal processes. (Source: gradt - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/50/74/5074452fc6f42c250967986fcd6a15bf/0107393302.jpeg "An IDH-mutant human glioma tumor, showing clusters of CD8+ T cells in green, and a gradient of purple to pink representing low to high D-2HG concentrations. CD8+ T cells were more abundant in areas with less D-2HG, and less abundant in regions with more D-2HG, suggesting that D-2HG has an effect on the immune cells. (Source: Gregory Baker, HMS)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/be/8c/be8c82a47a12af05d104d849b8d384f3/0107391039.jpeg "Oxytocin, a neuropeptide also known as the love hormone, is capable of activating heart repair mechanisms in injured hearts in zebrafish. (Source: Public Domain)")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1710600/1710675/original.jpg "Discover how to set yourself up for success when performing balance-based density determination of solids such as jewelry and precious metals. (Mettler Toledo)")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1682500/1682579/original.jpg "The new XPR Analytical balance redesigned to meet the needs of laboratory technicians of working fast and lean. (Mettler Toledo)")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1677000/1677080/original.jpg "Enhance your weighing accuracy, comfort and productivity with the redesigned XPR Analytical balance. (Mettler Toledo)")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1847600/1847630/original.jpg "Food safety: Nitrate levels in salad and spinach")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1847600/1847631/original.jpg "European Chemicals Agency: restricting chemicals in the EU")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1847600/1847632/original.jpg "Chemicals research and innovation (R&I) investment")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1847600/1847633/original.jpg "“Did you know?” – Curious facts and figures from analytics, chemistry and life sciences")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1931300/1931350/original.jpg "A new study suggests children at high risk of exposure to a popular weed killer. (Public Domain)")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1944000/1944032/original.jpg "A new study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center links medication-associated phthalates to a higher incidence of childhood cancer. (Public Domain)")