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Ruth Ellen Kocher's ninth collection, "Archon/After," explores feminist themes and the dangers of the male gaze through evocative and intimate poetry. The poet delves into the impact of seemingly harmless compliments that can instill fear in women, showcasing the power dynamics at play. Kocher's mastery of language and ability to capture subjective experiences make her poems both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, celebrating the divine feminine and honoring influential women in her life. The collection invites readers to reflect on the complexities of gender dynamics and the nuances of female experience. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of multifaceted wellness programs which improve fitness, mental health, nutrition and sleep, in order to control incidents of line-of-duty-death among firefighters in the U.S. Topics discussed include causes of firefighter fatalities in 2017 according to researcher Bill Carey, reduction in workers' claims and medical costs due to firefighter health promotion programs, and the importance of collaboration between fitness organizations and the fire service.

The article discusses that the firefighter health and wellness initiatives have made tremendous strides in the areas of annual physicals, diet and exercise, and injury prevention programs that designed to address the uniqueness of being an occupational athlete; and mentions in collaboration with the Tucson (AZ) Fire Department (TFD), the University of Arizona (UA) Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health has conducted research to track the exposure of firefighters on the fireground.

The article offers information on the cancer prevention in fire service. Topics include conduct gross field decontamination of personal protective equipment (PPE) to remove as much soot and particulates as possible; clean your PPE, gloves, hood, and helmet immediately after a fire; and do not take contaminated clothes or PPE home or store it in your vehicle.

The article reports on the Florida Firefighter Safety and Health Collaborative. It mentions the various teams in the program which promote efforts to find ways to prevent the spread of carcinogens, provide training and assessment for firefighter health and mental well-being, and present ways to enhance firefighter safety.

The article focuses on a study which reveals that trees with a probiotic boost can clean up a carcinogen. It mentions symbiotic bacteria help poplars strip trichloroethylene (TCE) from groundwater. It also mentions that poplar trees boosted by bacteria within their tissues brought groundwater concentrations of TCE to below the maximum contaminant level for drinking water set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The article discusses expansion of the "ACS Reagent Chemicals" by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Committee on Analytical Reagents (CAR) for determining the purity of reagents and standards used in analytical testing. Topics discussed include replacement of the use of known carcinogenic reagents, integration of "ACS Reagent Chemicals" into the journals platform and contribution of ACS Publications team comprising Michael Woodruff and Michael Darr to same.

The article reports that the clinicians have reported that the immunotherapy works in people with all sorts of cancers that are characterized by MMR deficiency or a condition known as microsatellite instability. In a clinical trial of 149 patients who had not responded to more conventional cancer drugs, tumors shrank in 40% of those with colon cancer and 48% of those with other types of cancer.

The article discusses the ban on the use of asbestos. Topics covered include the story of Serafina Salucci who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after using a wall sheeting material that contained carcinogenic asbestos fibers, the calls from trade unions and patient advocacy groups to cut off any further use of the material and the fibrous silicate materials found in asbestos. Also mentioned is the pressure facing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban all uses of asbestos.

The article reports on the steps taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull away the drug carbadox from the swine industry. The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) of the FDA cancelled the approval of using the drug in treating swine that may leave trace of carcinogenic residue which can have a risk to the human health.

The article debunks the outdated beliefs and misconceptions about steam generation chemistry. Topics covered include the most notable misconception on the use of a reducing agent in steam generators that do not contain copper alloys and how alternative chemicals such as carbohydrazide, methyl ethyl ketoxime have become popular because of the suspected carcinogenic nature of hydrazine.

The article highlights the health risks linked with working outdoors in the sun and discusses how safety and health experts can assess and handle those risks. Topics covered include free guidance and resources created by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to help companies assess the risks, classification of solar radiation as a Group I carcinogen, and a study commissioned by IOSH from Nottingham University into sun exposure in the British construction industry.

The article focuses on assessing the exposure of inorganic arsenic to humans through food intake and understanding its health impacts. Topics discussed include increased consumer awareness of dietary arsenic exposure, the action level of 10 parts per billion proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for inorganic arsenic in apple juice and the cancer risk related to the exposure of arsenic in food.

The article informs that the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), agreed to maintain the herbicide glyphosate's current hazard classification as "causing serious eye damage and being toxic to aquatic life".

The article discusses safety concerns raised during cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) installation which include the leaching of styrene and other suspected carcinogens from the pines. It highlights the results of a study on the chemicals emitted into the air during CIPP installation. Comment from professor Andrew J. Whelton, who led the emissions study, is presented.

The article discusses a collaboration among the nonprofit organization Blacksmith Institute, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and an unidentified former Soviet republic's government to clean up an abandoned chemical factory. Topics addressed include the removal of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and the carcinogenic chemical mononitrochlorobenzene (MNCB), support from various international organizations, and bureaucratic problems in getting data before starting remediation.

The article discusses that the herbicide-resistant ryegrass problem is particularly growing in no-till and strip-till fields, in the April 13 Alabama Extension Cotton Shorts Newsletter, Li provided some guidance on managing resistant ryegrass for 2021.

The article discusses the issues and implications involved in the chemical styrene. It states that the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) in its June 2011 report has included styrene in its 12th "Report on Carcinogens" (RoC) labeling it as anticipated to be a human carcinogen. The article also presents cancer studies due to styrene exposure in the workplace with the composite manufacturing industry found to be the most exposed to styrene due to its open molding operations.

The article focuses on the effect of coal-fired power plants on the environment, and the latest studies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on coal. It explores the incident at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kingston coal-fired power plant in which 5.4 million cubic yards of ash flowed through the farmland and river. EPA discovers that carcinogen and other contaminants in coal can leach into water supplies at levels that could be of threat to the environment and to humans.

The article discusses the fire overhaul conducted by fire fighters and the risk they endure in being exposed to smoke and fire. Fire fighters are routinely exposed to dangerous carcinogens in the post-environment. Respiratory protection such as a self-contained breathing apparatus should be available to fire fighters. Fire fighters should also have a comprehensive respiratory protection program that would require them to manage their air supply.

The article focuses on extending the boundaries of Beryllium Detection with the Agilent 7500ce Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy. Beryllium (Be) is required to be measured at ultratrace levels. Commercially important Be compounds exhibit pulmonary toxicity, although it is relatively non-toxic in its natural ore state. Be has been classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency. Precision and accuracy at the low level were evaluated by alternating between samples diluted. It was seen that the long term precision and accuracy shows recoveries of greater than 97% and precision in the order of 1-2% over more than 8 hours of continuous analysis.

An interview is presented with Perkins+Will interior designer Suzanne Drake discussing the health dangers surrounding flame-retardant chemicals and in architectural materials. Questions address topics such as the context behind her Precautionary List project with chemist Michel Dedeo, explanation of how flame retardants became popular despite their carcinogenic characteristics, and advice for architects to fix the issue in the long term.

Reveals how humans metabolize cancer-causing substances. Result of the study presented at the American Chemical Society national meeting; Discovery of enzyme that metabolizes low molecular weight halogenated hydrocarbons and monomers; Human P450s which process carcinogens; Racial differences in the distribution of genes which affect the metabolism of carcinogens.

The article reports on the move of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to direct her organization to complete is reassessment of the risks from the most potent form of dioxin by the end of 2010. However, the article notes that the agency may miss the deadline as a panel of scientific reviewers from outside the agency says more work should be done on the most recent draft version of the reassessment. It adds that 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is the most toxic of the dioxins and carcinogenic to humans.

Focuses on the draft carcinogen risk assessment guidelines of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Availability of the guidelines for public comment; Emphasis on the susceptibility of humans to cancer; Use of the mode-of-action in the assessment of potentional carcinogens.

The article focuses on the assessment of the U.S. contribution in the International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IARC) annual budget. Topics discussed include classification of herbicide glyphosate as carcinogen, allies of agrochemical industry in Congress and presents the views of representative Lamar Smith on the assessment of glyphosate.

Reports on the findings of a study on huge differences in carcinogen potential found in stereoisomers that was published in the `Chemical Research in Toxocology' journal. Pulling together nuclear magnetic resonance structures from several laboratories of DNA bound to metabolites from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Exhibition of common patterns; Explanation for the huge differences in carcinogenic potential.

The article offers information on plans of the U. S. government to eliminate the hexavalent chromium compounds from hard chrome industry or workplace considered as occupational carcinogens. Topics discussed include Hard Chrome Alternate Team project focuses on high velocity oxy or fuel system; high velocity air or fuel used for spraying the internal diameters of pipes' surface and coating stripping; and need to apply less expensive coating with a high quality.

The article offers information on the proposed regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the use of trichloroethylene in aerosol degreasers and stain removers under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) from December 7, 2016. Topics discussed include health risks to workers and consumers by using trichloroethylene in spot cleaning agents and aerosol spray degreasers; carcinogenicity of the chemical; and views of Jim Jones, assistant administrator at EPA, on the same.

The article reports on the statement released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which reaffirmed that glyphosate is safe and unlikely to cause cancer when used according to the label. Focus is given to the impact of the statement to agrochemical company Bayer CropScience, which faces lawsuits in connection with its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup. The management measures proposed by EPA to help U.S. farmers target pesticide sprays are noted.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. court on glyphosate-based weedkiller lawsuit involving Bayer CropScience Ltd. and couple Alva Pilliod and Alberta Pilliod of California. Mentioned is the study conducted by the World Health Organization which classified glyphosate as a potential carcinogen. Also noted is the view of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the physiological effect of glyphosate.

The article discusses the announcement by the European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis that it would allow the continued use of the herbicide glyphosate for a limited period following the expiration of its authorization while its potential health effects are being investigated. Topics discussed include its declaration as probably carcinogenic by the World Health Organization, and reactions from EU countries, farmers and manufacturers, as well as environmental groups.

The article offers news briefs related to firefighters and fire prevention. The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and digital documentation system company VaultRMS released the VaultRMS Exposure Tracker Program for tracking exposure to carcinogens. The seminar on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for Public Employer Risk Management Association Inc. (PERMA) members in March 2016. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) introduced the Certified Life Safety Specialist (CLSS-HC).

The article focuses on a new study by researcher Alessia Petrocchi and coworkers, which suggests that blocking the cancerkilling abilities of reported MTH1 inhibitors may not be due to shutting down the enzyme and it may not be a deathblow to cancer cells. According to the study, a compound exsts that does not actually kill the cancer cells but potently inhibits MTH1 activity in them.

The article discusses a study that analyzed the presence of ethylcarbamate in distilled alcoholic beverages. Topics covered include ethylcarbamate as a known genotoxic carcinogen, the increased risk of developing cancer linked with ethylcarbamate when it is combined with ethyl alcohol, and the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) calculation of daily dietary exposure to ethylcarbamate. Also mentioned is the use of an Ellutia 200 gas chromatograph (GC) in ethylcarbamate analysis.

The article talks about a research led by University of Reading's Jane K. Parker on how filters made up of a microporous aluminosilicate material called zeolite can reduce carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in smoke infused foods.

The article reports the temporary halting of a cancer warning requirement by a federal judge for glyphosate herbicide products sold in California, which was issued on July 7, 2017 under the state's Proposition 65 law. Topics discussed include listing of glyphosate as a carcinogen in California, the suing of California's government by agrochemical company Monsanto and farm groups and decision of courts on the warning to be misleading due to lack of evidence on glyphosate to be a carcinogen.

The article reports the state of California's classification of the chemical compound vinylidene chloride, which is also known as 1,1-dichloroethene, as a carcinogen under its Proposition 65. Topics discussed include the uses of the chemical compound, the listing of its possibility of being carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the labeling requirements proposed by the state for the product.

The article reports the lawsuit fight proceeded by the attorneys generals of eleven U.S. states including Idaho, Iowa and Kansas against the state of California's classification of the herbicide glyphosate as a carcinogen under the state's Proposition 65. Topics discussed include the harm posed from the action to the agriculture industry and no evidence found by regulatory agencies with regard to the link of glyphosate to cancer.

The author mentions about the comprehensive document collaboratively developed by the Fire Department in Kent, Washington and the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, titled "Healthy In, Healthy Out," which outlines the best practices to reduce exposure of firefighters to carcinogens.

The article focuses on the incidence of cancer among firefighters. It explains the exposure of fire fighters from carcinogenic materials resulting to higher rate of several types of cancers. It emphasizes the need for fire fighters to change the behavior and attitudes linked to the incidence of cancer and to increase educational efforts as well as improve troops' knowledge, giving them the proper tools and equipment at the right time.

The article discusses issues in hazardous drug handling, particularly on occupational exposures of pharmacists to known carcinogens like antineoplastics. Also cited are the adverse events (AE) due to hazardous drug exposures like skin reactions, headache, and nose irritation, as well as the warnings issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and The Joint Commission on the issues.

The article offers information on the use of safe chemical instead of hazardous chemicals after European Union's authorization program. The effects of such chemicals which as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction in nature is mentioned in the article. European Chemical Agency (ECHA)'s grants permission to authorize chemical substances is mentioned.

The article offers information on the announcement of Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) in California regarding its plan to add glyphosate to the list of carcinogen or cancerous chemicals under the Proposition 65 regulation of the state.

The article focuses on the proposal of the risk assessment committee of European Chemical Agency (ECHA) on classification of white pigment titanium dioxide (TiO2) as potential carcinogen and mentions how the Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers Association (TDMA) are disappointed by the recommendation.

The article reports on the decision of the committee for risk assessment (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) to classify titanium dioxide (Ti02) as a category 2 carcinogen suspected of causing cancer through inhalation.

The compound 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) is formed as a by-product in some foods and beverages. Caramel coloring Type III and Type IV in beverages is one of the ingredients which may contain 4-MEI and it may be found in products such as certain colas, beers, soy sauces, breads, coffee, ammoniated livestock feed, and others. There has been an increase in concern lately about 4-MEI being a suspected carcinogen. Europe has regulated the amount of 4-MEI allowed in coloring used in food products. The state of California has added 4-MEI to its proposition 65 list of known carcinogens. California now requires products with an exposure potential of >29 μg/day to carry warning labels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]