/oss/taxonomy/term/2361/all en /oss/article/did-you-know-health/youre-probably-storing-leftovers-wrong-especially-if-you-eat-rice <p>If, like me, you aim to cook dinners that provide both your next day’s lunch as well as a freezer portion to be thawed at some future date, you may want to stop. At least with rice.</p> Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:17:05 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7827 at /oss /oss/article/videos-environment/right-chemistry-ups-and-downs-plastics <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-npg8n0dve9i" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The ups and downs of plastics" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Npg8N0DVE9I?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-npg8n0dve9i&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The ups and downs of plastics" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The ups and downs of plastics</iframe> </div> </p> Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:38:51 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7732 at /oss /oss/article/videos/right-chemistry-science-managing-sewage <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-x7gnqv8yolc" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The science of managing sewage" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/X7gNqv8yOLc?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-x7gnqv8yolc&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The science of managing sewage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: The science of managing sewage</iframe> </div> </p> Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:10:45 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7140 at /oss /oss/article/you-asked/what-sea-foam-and-why-was-it-all-over-beaches-dunkirk <p>If you watched the summer blockbuster<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7O7BtBnsG4"> Dunkirk</a>, you may have been left with the same question as one of our readers: what is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_foam">sea foam</a> and why was there so much of it at Dunkirk?</p> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:25:58 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6894 at /oss /oss/article/environment/its-thanksgiving-and-time-talkturkey <p>Eventually we will run out of oil.  There is no doubt about that.  The earth is of a fixed size, and the amount of oil stored in the ground is not infinite.  We take it out of the ground and do not replenish it.  Therefore we will run out.  It’s just a question of when.  When people think of the uses of oil, they think of course of gasoline, heating oil and aircraft fuel.  But you have to remember that the raw materials we need to make plastics, cleaning agents, many medications, cosmetics, fibres and a myriad of other consumer items are also sourced from oil.  Indeed, when we run out we wi</p> Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:47:13 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 4094 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/pollution-incinerators <p>Just about any scientific issue is more complicated than it first seems. And so it is with incineration of waste. A "yes" or "no" answer cannot be given to the question of whether or not incineration is the best way to treat municipal or industrial waste. There are many many variables! It depends on what sort of incinerator, what sort of garbage, how much garbage, where the incinerator is to be located and what landfill opportunities are available.</p> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:08:14 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1596 at /oss