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Toxins & Chemicals News

Toxins & Chemicals

 
Toxins and chemicals are a huge concern in the green movement due to their detriment to the environment. Humans and animals are often exposed to these harmful substances via non-organic food (on which pesticides are used), cosmetics, plastics, aluminum and many other sources. Toxins and chemicals are thought to cause health problems, pollution and other issues. (Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Toxins & Chemicals

  • Senators introduce bipartisan bill to reform chemical safety laws

    Thu, May 23 2013 at 6:11 AM

    New bipartisan 'Chemical Safety Improvement Act' would require more safety regulation for chemicals while making it easier for chemicals that pass to get on the market.

  • 'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's toxic legacy?

    Mon, May 20 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Video: About 30 years after toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Marines and their families want help and answers. A federal health report is due this spring, but some answers may already lie in 'Babyland.'

  • Clean, cheap method for extracting gold discovered by accident

    Wed, May 15 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

  • What's so great about the Great Lakes?

    Wed, May 15 2013 at 12:21 PM

    The latest environmental report on the Great Lakes isn't very encouraging — and here's why we should care.

  • Hubble telescope discovers 'polluted' dead stars

    Tue, May 14 2013 at 2:07 PM

    The material is thought to be leftover from terrestrial planets that formed when these stars were first born.

  • Sensors to monitor red tide off coast of Maine

    Wed, May 08 2013 at 2:50 PM

    The devices are on the look out for two particular types of algae that can cause death in humans if consumed.

  • BPA linked with lower testosterone

    Wed, May 08 2013 at 1:20 PM

    The study findings provide even more evidence that BPA may change men's sex hormone levels.

  • Nanotechnology could bring affordable clean water to rural poor

    Tue, May 07 2013 at 11:50 AM

    The filtration process takes approximately an hour, and the researchers' current prototype containers can hold up to 10 liters of water.

  • Some lipsticks contain toxic metals

    Thu, May 02 2013 at 7:50 AM

    Researchers detected lead in 75 percent of the lip products they tested.

  • Chemicals pervasive in Chicago air

    Tue, Apr 30 2013 at 11:53 AM

    D5, a chemical compound found in a variety of beauty and skin care products, is reaching potentially alarming levels, say scientists.

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