essential₂disease prevention

Chemistry plays a vital role in preventing the spread of diseases by helping stop germs at their source. Chemistry, in the form of disinfectants such as chlorine, kills the germs that hide in our water, on our hands, and in our homes and workplaces. Chemistry also makes possible the medicines that treat deadly diseases before they spread.

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$3 billion

The American chemistry industry contributes almost $3 billion each year to charitable causes.

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Winter Health: Fighting the Flu

With cold and flu season around the corner, it is important to understand how viruses spread and to know some simple ways to reduce the risk of infection. American Chemistry provides strategies for prevention, including cleaning surfaces with the common household product chlorine bleach. » learn more

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Chlorine Chemistry: essential₂health in the Developing World

Obtaining water is a high priority for many poor, rural families in developing countries. Fortunately, chlorine chemistry is helping to address the need for safer water with “do-it-yourself” household drinking water disinfection and safer storage systems.  » learn more

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Preventing Diseases with Medical Breakthroughs

Medical breakthroughs and innovative technologies are being developed by the chemistry industry every day. These innovations are providing the tools and information doctors need to diagnose and treat patients more efficiently than ever. » learn more

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Chlorine Chemistry: essential₂safer water for 100 years, and running...

100 years after its first use in Jersey City, New Jersey, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls drinking water chlorination one of the most significant public health advances in U.S. history. » learn more

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Chemistry Inventions Help Allergy Sufferers

While allergies will still pester millions of Americans throughout the year, innovations in chemistry at least offer ways to reduce exposure and alleviate suffering. Researchers are continuing to study the ways to go beyond treatment of today, and hopefully one day in the future life without the misery of allergies will indeed exist. » learn more

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