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Category: Environmental Chemicals
Eating Out Linked with Higher Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Your Blood
New research has confirmed that eating out and eating processed foods are linked with higher levels of toxic chemical PFAS in your blood.
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.
Exposure to Toxic Chemical Dioxin During Pregnancy Harms Offspring for Several Generations
New scientific research has demonstrated that exposure to dioxin, a common toxic chemical in industrial pollution, during pregnancy can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent generations, weakening the body’s defenses against infections such as the influenza virus. Exposure to dioxin in pregnancy occurs primarily in the food humans eat.
Potent Neurotoxin Added to Popular Spice
New study reveals that popular spice turmeric is being adulterated with lead, a potent neurotoxin.
Disinfectant, Other Chemicals in Tap Water Linked with Cancer
Disinfectant and other chemicals in public tap water is linked with increased risk for cancer.
Toxic Forever Chemicals Lurking in Eco-Friendly Food Packaging?
There is evidence suggesting that the compost-based, eco-friendly food packaging used by some carryout restaurants and delis contain toxic PFAS chemicals which have been demonstrated to leach into the food–and therefore into the consumer’s body.
Toxic Chemicals in Food and Environment: Scientists Urge Lawmakers to Create Better Policies
Flawed governmental policies and oversight are to blame for failures to protect human and environmental health from toxic chemicals, argue scientists.
Air Pollution Linked to COPD, Decreased Lung Functioning
A new study has linked air pollution to decreases in lung functioning and an increased risk for COPD.
Chemicals in Paint Fumes Linked with Autism: New Study
New study reports women exposed to common paint chemicals at work are more likely to have a child with autism spectrum disorder.
