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| BPA concern at Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and others.
Environmental Health News
July 29th, 2010
These days every piece of paper from both green-minded or green-washing companies seems to have that necessary tag line, "printed on 100% post-consumer recycled fiber with vegetable-based inks." I predict that this tag line is going to get even longer--especially for cash register receipts. |
| Subsistence diet not safe from toxins.
Environmental Health News
July 29th, 2010
They're in the foods we eat and the toys our children play with, that's why the safety watchdog group, Alaska Community Action on Toxics, is trying to increase awareness about the chemicals we encounter everyday and recent studies show some concerns about the freshest foods from the wild. |
| Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap.
Environmental Health News
July 29th, 2010
A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. FDA, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in "antimicrobial" soap and other personal care products. It alleges that two common ingredients, triclosan and triclocarban, can damage reproductive organs, sperm quality and hormone production. |
| Pollutants remain in Americans’ blood despite bans
Researchers have found that levels of some of the most troublesome contaminants for human health are lower than in previous years but persist in most Americans? blood, even decades after being banned. |
| PCBs influence allergy risk
The type of chemicals someone is exposed to in the womb, or soon after birth, may predetermine the risk for developing respiratory infections as an infant and allergy and asthma as an adult, according to a study that focused on PCBs and DDE. |
| New Assessment Highlights Effective Mercury-Free Alternatives
There are alternatives to mercury, according to a just-released preliminary assessment of the uses of elemental mercury in a number of products. The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that switches, relays, button cell batteries, non-fever thermometers, and measuring devices, such as thermostats, don’t have to contain mercury. |
| EPA advisers seek perchlorate review.
by Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
The Environmental Protection Agency's scientific advisers have warned the agency that it should delay final action on its decision not to set a federal drinking-water standard for perchlorate, a chemical in rocket fuel, because the computer model underlying the decision may have flaws. |
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