BPA or Bisphenol-A is a chemical used to make plastic and other products, and there is an abundance of evidence that it is toxic for humans and animals. BPA is an estrogenic, meaning it mimics estrogen in the body and binds to estrogen hormone receptors. When it is ingested, BPA can ...
Since learning more about the health effects of plastics, including how much we don't know, I've changed some habits. Some of this is, admittedly, driven more by emotion than science. My kids haven't reached puberty yet, and I don't want them to any earlier than nature intended. I ...
Reduce the chance of an incident with a pack of irascible locals by behaving yourself, observe surf etiquette at all times, and don't make a general nuisance of yourself. If you're not behaving yourself then you only have yourself to blame.5. RiptidesRips are a hazard for surfers and sw...
Wait, Bath & Body Works Carcinogens are a thing? Yes! Commercial skincare products are often filled with toxic chemicals and ingredients.
As with many industries before, such as tobacco, lead, asbestos, plastics, and many other toxic materials, the multi-trillion dollar wireless industry has been proven to obscure science and to create doubt in the general public. What they would like to obscure is that according to the science...
groups positioned Ortho carboxylate and which may vary in the size of the alkyl chain. Phthalates are commonly used as plasticizers for plastics (in particular PVC, to form for instance of plastisols) to make flexible. They return, in the form of teraphtalate, in the composition of the PET...