Fluorine's name derives from fluorspar — or fluorite, CaF 2 (pictured) — which in earlier times was used as a flux to facilitate smelting. As early as the seventeenth century, fluorspar was ...
One approach is to be mindful of the brands and types of clothing you purchase. Report finds dangerous health risk lurking in everyday clothing item: 'Skin exposure poses similar health risks as ...
The Fluorine Group is one of the RSC's many Interest Groups. The Interest Groups are member driven groups which exist to benefit RSC members, and the wider chemical science community, in line with the ...
PFAS are called “forever chemicals” because they combine carbon and fluorine molecules, one of the strongest chemical bonds possible. (HealthDay News) — Average people are right to be worried about ...
Since their clinical use initiation in the 1970’s, Fluorine-18 (F-18) radiopharmaceuticals continue to play an important role in nuclear medicine. It is therefore essential to make available broad ...
Congratulations to the past recipients of the ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of the chemistry of fluorine.