News tagged with perfluorinated chemicals
Household chemicals may be linked to infertility
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs — chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, ...
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Exposure to perfluorinated chemicals may reduce women's fertility
Researchers have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) - chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and personal care products ...
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Mysteries of ozone depletion continue 25 years after the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole
Even after many decades of studying ozone and its loss from our atmosphere miles above the Earth, plenty of mysteries and surprises remain, including an unexpected loss of ozone over the Arctic this past winter, ...
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Nike, Adidas suppliers 'polluting China rivers'
Environmental campaigners on Wednesday accused suppliers to major clothing brands including Adidas and Nike of poisoning China's major rivers with hazardous chemicals linked to hormonal problems.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Marine lab research tracks pollutants in dolphins, beluga whales
Bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters near urbanized ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Legally poisoned: Professor outlines risks of daily exposure to toxicants
Americans are exposed to hundreds, if not thousands, of suspected toxic substances every day, substances that affect the development and function of the brain, immune system, reproductive organs or hormones. Children are ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk
The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother's body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental contaminants in breast milk drop by 15 – 94 per cent, according ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Study identifies chemicals in pregnant women
The bodies of virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in common products such as non-stick cookware, processed foods and personal care products, according ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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New book examines health and environmental impacts of common (and not-so-common) chemicals
Chemicals pervade our lives. While the benefits to society from the development of these chemicals have been impressive, enabling safer, more efficient and more convenient consumer products and life-saving ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Dangerous chemicals in food wrappers likely migrating to humans: study
University of Toronto scientists have found that chemicals used to line junk food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are migrating into food and being ingested by people where they are contributing to chemical contamination ...
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Researchers awarded patent for hydrophobic, corrosion-resistant coating
Sergiu M. Gorun, PhD, associate professor of chemistry at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), was awarded a patent today for a novel composition of matter. "Functional Coating Compositions of Perfluoroalkyl ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Turtle studies suggest health risks from environmental contaminants
The same chemicals that keep food from sticking to our frying pans and stains from setting in our carpets are damaging the livers and impairing the immune systems of loggerhead turtles—an environmental health ...
Feb 19, 2008 |
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