Chlorine can be found in drinking water, cleaning chemicals like bleach, “white” wheat, sugar products, and the water we wash, bathe, and swim. Our body absorbs the plastic chemicals found in water bottles, d
The article reports that the sales of products containing plastic feedstocks, resins or coatings that contain suspected toxic chemicals are among concerns voiced by corporate shareholders in resolutions filed during the 2008 proxy season. A record 21 resolutions on product safety have been filed in ...
The researchers said the chemicals in those foreign particles were polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and polyethylene, two of the most common materials used in everyday, household plastic items, like water bottles and PVC pipe. A separate recent study found there are 100 to 1,000 time...
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People ingest tiny, chemical-containing bits of things that touch the food and drink we consume every day. There are a vast number of sources of these chemicals, ranging from plastic bags and bottles, to take-out containers and shrink wrap, to manufactur
The association also expects more states to join California, Oregon, Vermont and Washington in restricting the use of harmful chemicals like PFAS and formaldehyde in personal care and cosmetic products, including Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, New Mex...
there is some toxicity that’s created. Chronic toxicity, really. A certain number of people may get cancer from drinking water over several decades. But we haven’t identified what chemicals are driving that toxicity. A major goal of our work is to identify these chemicals and the r...
BPA has long been known to be present in plastic water bottles, and recently it’s also been shown to lurk inaluminum bottlesthat are lined with epoxy resin. Many baby bottles and reusable drinking bottles are now advertised as being BPA-free, and with good reason, according to a string ...
The metal chromium, known as Cr(0), is found in cast ironalloy, which is the most widely used plumbing material in water distribution systems. As pipes corrode, a buildup of deposits, known as scale, forms on the pipes’ inner walls. Trace chemicals in water can react with scale, formi...
Endocrine disruptors – such as the infamous pesticides DDT and dioxin, plastic additives Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates – join PFAS chemicals in being linked with developmental, reproductive, brain, immune and other problems,according to the National Institute of Environmental Sciences. ...