A new scientific study has found that high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals is the likely culprit for making alligators sick with autoimmune disorders that appear similar to human diseases like lupus.
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Category: Animals and Chemicals
Pesticides Causing Debilitating Chemical Burns on Turtles
Turtles are experiencing higher rates of deadly aural abscesses or ear blisters from pesticide use.
Athlete’s foot meds found in oysters
A recent study detected endocrine disrupting pharmaceuticals and personal care product chemicals in oysters along the Oregon and Washington coast.
Pet Owners Beware: Popular Flea Control Products Contain Toxic PFAS Chemicals
A new laboratory testing report found that popular pet flea collars and treatments contain high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals.
Pet Food Junkies: How Pet Food Additives are Messing with Your Pets
Many pet owners have come to realize in recent years that when it comes to their processed food, their pets have begun to act like heroin junkies. From extreme anxiousness, to excessive vocalizations and acting out, to what appears to be full blown panic attacks, pets awaiting their next fix of pet food can sometimes look like a scene out of Trainspotting. The reason seems clear: Pets are now seemingly addicted to their commercially processed pet food. The stories are everywhere. And it is not just our imagination…
Cancer in Sea Lions Linked to Toxic Chemicals: Are Humans at Risk Too?
The Marine Mammal Center has discovered what is causing a pervasive and aggressive form of cancer in sea lions…Scientists connected the fatal cancer with leaking barrels filled with chemicals that were dumped off the coast of Los Angeles, California in the 1960’s. This discovery means that humans are also at risk.
Dogs, You and Toxic Chemicals
Some common chemicals in our everyday personal care products, home care products, furniture, flooring and food are not only toxic to humans, but they are also toxic to dogs. Pesticides, flame retardants, and phthalates, for instance, are not only linked to human diseases, but also present biological and clinical threats to dogs. Now scientists have discovered that monitoring environmental exposures to toxic chemicals in dogs could be an early warning system for human health.
EPA Changing How it Tests for Pesticides
This overview examines the current methods used for determining whether a pesticide is safe enough to use and the changes the EPA is planning on making to those methods.
Cleaning with Bleach Harms Pets, People: Scientists
If you clean with bleach you might want to rethink that practice. Researchers have now discovered that bleach fumes, in combination with light and a citrus compound found in many household products, can form airborne particles that might be harmful when inhaled by pets or people.
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Harming Horses: Study
Some synthetic and industrialized (naturally occurring chemicals that have been synthetically-altered) that have been shown to be toxic for humans … More
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