Chemical Safety

'जर्नल ऑफ क्लिनिकल एण्डोक्राइनॉलॉजी' अॅण्ड मेटाबॉलिझम मध्ये प्रसिद्ध झालेले, ट्रायकलोसन हे रसायन आणि त्याच्या संपर्काचा हाडांची खनिज घनता तसेच हाडांच्या दिसूनपणाच्या यांच्यातील सहसंबंधाचा शोध घेणारे त्या प्रकारचे पहिलेच संशोधन आहे. साबण, टूलपेस्ट, हातसफाई साबण इत्यादी प्रकारच्या ग्राहकोपयोगी उत्पादनांच्या माध्यमातून व्यक्ती ट्रायकलोसनच्या संपर्कात येऊ शकते. तथापि ट्रायकलोसन व मानवी हाडांचे आरोग्य यांच्या संबंधाविषयी फारच थोडी माहिती उपलब्ध आहे. 'प्राण्यातील हाडांच्या घनतेवर विपरीत परिणाम करण्याची क्षमता ट्रायकलोसनमध्ये असण्याच्या शक्यतेचे प्रात्यक्षिक प्रयोगशाळेतील अभ्यासातून झालेले आहे' असे ट्रायकलोसनच्या परिणामांचा अभ्यास करणाऱ्या वैज्ञानिकाने म्हटले आहे. The research published in the 'Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism', is the first of its kinds to investigate the association between the chemical triclosan, exposure with bone mineral density and osteoporosis. A person can be exposed to triclosan via consumer products like soaps, toothpastes, sanitizers and other such products. However little is known about the relationship between triclosan and human bone health. Laboratory studies have demonstrated that triclosan may have potential to adversely affect the bone density in animals,' said one scientist studying effects of triclosan.

Chemistry is all around you. The air you breathe, the food you eat, the clothes you wear, chemistry touches virtually every aspect of our lives. More than any other science, it has transformed the world in which we live, bringing us abundant food, better health, stronger materials, softer fabrics, brighter colors, cleaner homes, safer transport, greater energy efficiency etc. Our body is a complex mixture of chemical substances (65% mass is due to the chemical compound, water) and we are kept alive by chemical reactions taking place in our cells. As a society, we use chemicals as medicines when we are sick, whether we use natural remedies or pharmaceutical products, chemical reactions keep us warm, cook our food and power our transport. But chemistry also has its darker side and that has been in discovering and developing substances which are potentially harmful. Bioterrorism and chemical war are curses of the advances in science. Toxicology is a science which studies all such materials which become a threat to the mankind. Now a days, it is almost impossible for an ordinary person to obtain toxic chemicals, and it is almost impossible for a poisoner to escape detection after the use. Poison is a weapon which is usable both ways and by those who wish to kill, may do so in such a way that the victim is unaware of it. Such deaths are sometimes shown as natural deaths.