Updated: July 9th, 2010
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Cadmium is a soft, bluish-white metal that is chemically similar to the two other metals, zinc and mercury.
What is its purpose?
Cadmium was used for a long time as
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Updated: April 23rd, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are mixtures of up to 209 individual chlorinated compounds, which are composed of two benzene rings.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are no longer produced in the United States, but are
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Updated: April 23rd, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Bismuth is a chemical element. It is generally considered to be the last naturally occurring stable, non-radioactive element on the periodic table, with an extremely long half-life.
Bismuth
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Updated: April 23rd, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Benzalkonium chloride, also known as alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride and ADBAC, is an organic compound that is used as an antiseptic and spermicide.
What is its purpose?
Benzalkonium Chloride has three main categories
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Updated: April 1st, 2010
Here is a handy list of some of the more well-known chemicals and their commonly used names.
Common Name
Chemical Name
acetone
dimethyl ketone; 2-propanone (usually known as acetone)
acid potassium sulfate
potassium bisulfate
acid of sugar
oxalic
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Updated: March 23rd, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Benzoic acid is a colorless crystalline solid and a weak carboxylic acid.
Although benzoic acid is the more effective antimicrobial agent for preservation purposes, sodium benzoate is used
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Updated: March 15th, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell. Benzene is a natural constituent of crude oil, and may be synthesized from other compounds
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Updated: March 11th, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Thimerosal is a compound made up of ethylmercury attached to a chemical similar to aspirin. Thimerosal is 49.6% mercury by weight.
What is its purpose?
In the body it
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Updated: March 8th, 2010
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What is this chemical?
It is a steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal that takes a high polish and has a high melting point. It is also odorless, tasteless, and malleable. Chromium is remarkable for
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Updated: March 8th, 2010
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What is this chemical?
Behentrimonium chloride, also known as docosyltrimethylammonium chloride, is a slighlty irritating, toxic, and slightly flammable yellow waxlike organic compound. It is classified as a quaternary ammonium compound.
What is its purpose?
It is used as
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