Greenlist(tm) Bulletin 07/29/2005
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Titles here, abstracts below them:
- Electronic Chemicals. July 2005
- Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Probed as Potential
Pathways to Illness. July 2005
- 'Green' Publishing: Where Does the Industry Stand? June 2005
- Sending Profits Down the Drain: The Importance of Minding
the Three Es - Energy, Emissions, and Effluents. July 2005
- San Francisco Mayor Signs Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Bill Into Law. July 2005
1. Electronic Chemicals
AUTHOR Sim, Peck Hwee
SOURCE Chemical Week, v167 n23,
ABSTRACT In the last few years, there has been an
explosion in demand for electronic devices thin enough to slip into a back
pocket or lightweight enough to hang on a wall. What these devices have in
common is the use of flat panel display (FPD) technology. Demand for such
devices has been growing at more than 30%/year, and was worth more than $40
billion last year, analysts say. Chemicals and materials used in FPD production
include adhesives, backlighting components, coatings, color filters, films,
glass, liquid crystals, and pastes. The highest-value materials are color
filters, with sales of $4 billion in 2004.
2. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Probed as Potential
Pathways to Illness
AUTHOR Trubo, Richard
SOURCE JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association,
v294 n3,
ABSTRACT For the last 60 years, humans have been exposed
to an increasing number of synthetic compounds in the environment. In fact,
more than 80 000 chemicals are used commercially in the
At a day-long
symposium at the Endocrine Society meeting in June of 2005, leading
investigators shared the latest findings on the effects of these synthetic
chemicals—as well as of naturally occurring substances such as
phytoestrogens—that have been reported to have hormonelike activity and may be
associated with an increased susceptibility to disease and dysfunction. The
potential danger is greatest for "the fragile fetus" (a term coined
more than a decade ago by
But such effects
are often not apparent for years. "Exposure to chemicals with
endocrine-disrupting activity during critical stages of differentiation may
have permanent consequences that may not be expressed or detected until later
in life," said Retha R. Newbold, MS, head of developmental endocrinology
studies in the Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology at the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences. There is now greater recognition, she added,
that the developing organism may be especially vulnerable to
endocrine-disrupting chemicals because of such factors as deficiencies in DNA
repair mechanisms, detoxification enzymes that are not completely functional,
and a blood-brain barrier that is still being formed.
3. 'Green' Publishing: Where Does the Industry Stand?
SOURCE Book Tech Magazine, May/June 2005, pp38-42
ABSTRACT Pictures may speak a thousand words, but numbers
can speak a good amount as well: 60 percent of the 111 publishers who responded
to a new survey indicate that their companies use paper with some post-consumer
waste (PCW) recycled content. The survey also showed that 17 percent of
respondents say their companies don't use PCW recycled paper, but they are
interested in exploring it as an option. While few survey respondents say they
don't know what PCW recycled paper is, a number of them (23 percent) say they
don't know what FSC-certified paper is, and usage of FSC-certified fiber/paper
(which is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as meeting the highest
sustainability standards) is significantly less (17 percent) than usage of PCW
paper. More than one-third are unsure whether their companies use it.
4. Sending Profits Down the Drain: The Importance of Minding
the Three Es - Energy, Emissions, and Effluents
AUTHOR Thiry, Maria C.
SOURCE AATCC Review, v5 n7, July 2005, pp8-11
ABSTRACT In today's competitive textile industry,
companies can't afford to waste time, resources or raw materials.
"Anything that goes up the smokestack or down the drain is a waste of
money. Any time raw material goes down the drain, it's a waste of money,"
says David Bennell of Woodard & Curran. The message is clear -- Waste is a
waste. For publicly owned corporations the issues related to energy, resources
and waste are even more important, since investors are getting very
sophisticated about the issues of sustainability. Waste management and
environmental issues are seen as indicators of a company's quality and
effectiveness. In addition, controlling, managing and reducing waste can be key
to improving the efficiency of manufacturing, and ultimately lead to better
product quality.
5. San Francisco Mayor Signs Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing Bill Into Law
SOURCE: City of
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