The results of a new study have revealed that infants have higher amounts of one type of microplastic in their stool than adults.
Category: Environmental Chemicals
High Levels of Toxins Found in More Baby Food: Government Report
A new report released September 29, 2021 finds more cases of major manufacturers selling baby food with high levels of toxic heavy metals.
The State vs Monsanto: Lawsuit filed over Toxic and Persistent PCB Chemicals
Delaware’s Attorney General (AG) has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for PCB contamination–and the subsequent costs of clean-up of these toxins. The lawsuit argues that Monsanto manufactured the toxic chemicals for decades, despite knowing the dangers they posed to the environment and public health.
Arsenic and Diabetes Link: Study
New research demonstrates how chronic arsenic exposure may contribute to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Brain functioning, productivity adversely affected by office air pollutants
New research findings reveal that the air quality within an office can have a significant impact on employees’ cognitive functioning, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity.
EPA proposing setting PFAS limits in wastewater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans this week for regulation that would for the first time set limits on levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS*, that certain manufacturers and users of the chemical compound discharge in wastewater.
PFAS Chemicals Linked with Increased Diabetes Risk in Latina Teens
A new scientific longitudinal study has revealed PFAS “forever chemicals” may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescent girls.
U.S. Military Leaving Behind PFAS, Other Highly Toxic Chemicals in Afghanistan
Some of the military bases the U.S. is leaving behind in Afghanistan are filled with toxic chemicals that can pose serious health and environmental problems, including substances that increase the risk of cancer and other diseases.. What is worse: these toxic sites may never get a full cleanup.
Toxic PFAS Forever Chemicals are Leaching into Your Home Air at Worrying Levels, say scientists
New study results have revealed that we are breathing in concerning levels of toxic outgassed PFAS chemicals inside our homes, schools and workplaces everyday.
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ found in Tuna, Fish Sticks, Protein Powder and Baby Food, says FDA
On August 26, 2021 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had found PFAS “forever chemicals” in some processed foods.
