In the TV show Breaking Bad, Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher learns he has stage three lung cancer, so expecting to die in the not too distant future he decides to make some money for his family by making and selling methamphetamine.
The cooking of meth involves a chemical reducti...
And it's not just because of your friend's bad breath…
A common misconception of Carbon dioxide is that it isn’t bad for you because it is what we breathe out every day. And you would be partially right.
We are surrounded by Carbon Dioxide constantly as it is naturally occurring in our atmosphere and...
The title may seem like a bit of a weird statement considering Health and safety largely relies on teams helping each other. However, sometimes helping your mates out may do more harm than good.
Many hazardous gases cannot be seen or smelt, and they move very quickly to fill a space, meaning they ca...
There is much excitement and speculation about the use of hydrogen as a greener fuel of the future. It is true that hydrogen does not produce greenhouse gases when burned and produces more energy than gasoline, however the challenges of working with hydrogen are significant and often simplifie...
The use of photo-ionisation detector (PID) in recent years has become increasingly common. For the detection of volatile organic compounds such as benzene or toluene no other common sensor type comes close to detecting the gas at the part per million (or even part per billion) level required, ...