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Ethylene and propylene are building blocks for a wide variety of consumer products including plastics, fibers and lubricants.
America Needs the Shale Revolution Robert Bryce 2011
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We show that the amount of information associated with the expression of the master gene ERF1 (Ethylene Response Factor 1) can be computed.
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Ethylene and propylene are building blocks for a wide variety of consumer products including plastics, fibers and lubricants.
America Needs the Shale Revolution Robert Bryce 2011
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Ethylene, produced from ethane in natural gas, is used to make plastics and other materials that go into an array of products, including pipes, paint and antifreeze.
Shale-Gas Boom Spurs Race James R. Hagerty 2011
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Ethylene oxide, a chemical used to sterilize equipment in dental and medical offices, and solvents such as benzene, used to produce chemicals in volume, may lead to miscarriage among the female partners of those exposed to these chemicals.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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"Ethylene gas is made up of carbon and hydrogen, a combination always inflammable, and in its compressed form, explosive; had one of the seven government men been smoking when St. John's companion insinuated his cylinder of ethylene, I fancy there would have been a pretty disturbance."
PORNOGRAPHY 2010
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Ethylene glycol is an antifreeze, but polyethylene glycol has many clinical uses – some research indicates it may even help prevent cancer.
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Ethylene glycol, an ingredient in antifreeze and other products, is a sweet-tasting poison with a sweet aroma attractive to animals and children.
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SEE HEPARIN contaminated! see Ethylene glycol in toothpaste, cough medicine That killed many children and adults before discovered. etc
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The California Attorney General in May of 2008 sued leading so-called "organic" brands for 1,4-Dioxane contamination, produced when the petrochemical Ethylene Oxide is attached to their non-organic cleansers and moisturizers.
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