Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service Weekly press package (PressPac) with reports selected from 35 major peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News. With more than 160,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the source of this information.

ACS NEWS SERVICE May 23, 2007
Weekly PressPac ALL CONTENT IS FOR IMMEDIATE USE EXCEPT ARTICLE #5 (EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, May 28, 2007)

PressPac Archive: http://www.chemistry.org/news/presspac.html

In This Edition:

• Changes related to diabetic cardiomyopathy occur soon after diabetes appears

• Beach sand may harbor disease-causing E. coli bacteria

• Fireworks displays linked to perchlorate contamination in lakes

• An improved fluorescent sensor material for detecting explosives

• Mom & Pop gold miners threaten new wave of mercury pollution

Journalists' Resources:

• "Huh, a what?" Find out "what" in a Chemistry Glossary

• Introducing ACS Updates: Forensic Science

• Science Elements: ACS Audio Clips

• News, features, background, sources from ACS National Meeting

• Green Goals for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Mark Your Calendars:

• 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Washington, DC

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