DEFINE THE ISSUE |
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BackgroundCompany R&D discovers new material that solves a problem but ends up creating a bigger one |
Literature by researchers from the originating company Chemical or material data |
Citation indexes (try searching by Affiliation) Handbooks and reference: Knovel, AccessEngineering, SciFinder-n |
First discovery of effectsGreater investigation into background |
Local newspapers and/or blogs | News: ProQuest News & Newspapers |
Discovering more about the cause |
Scientific literature |
Scholarly research Citation indexes: Scopus, Web of Science |
Attempting to do something about it |
Local, state, national government agencies (funding + regulations + enforcement) | Government research and data: USA.gov |