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Health, Economic Costs of Exposure to 3 Chemicals in Plastic: $1.5T in a Year, Study Shows
19 Dec 2024 02:13 GMT
… effects related to three toxic chemicals commonly found in plastics … cardiovascular mortality and developmental issues. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), flame retardants added to synthetic … losses of $398 billion.
PBDE exposure in pregnant women led …
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Plastic chemicals contributing to hundreds of thousands of global deaths, study finds
17 Dec 2024 21:37 GMT
… chemicals are bisphenol A (BPA), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs … the world’s population.
Plastic chemicals found in food packaging was … be attributed to the three chemicals, when looking at medical records …
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Health and Economic Costs from Three Toxic Chemicals Used in Plastics Estimated at $1.5 Trillion for Single Year
17 Dec 2024 01:24 GMT
… cardiovascular mortality and developmental issues. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), flame retardants added to synthetic … losses of $398 billion.
PBDE exposure in pregnant women led … , more than 70% of chemicals used in plastics remain untested …
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Plastic chemicals linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide
16 Dec 2024 21:24 GMT
… worldwide may be linked to chemicals in common plastic products, suggesting … exposure to three types of chemicals primarily used in plastics: bisphenol … (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). BPA and DEHP are found …
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Toxic chemical in black plastic utensils and toys is not properly regulated by EPA, lawsuit alleges
13 Dec 2024 22:44 GMT
… which is in the polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDE, class of flame … highest blood levels of PBDEs were about 300% more … concerning to have this chemical proliferate in the environment, … plastics and other worrisome chemicals besides flame retardants.
Don …
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Buzz Kill: Invisible Chemical Cocktails Intoxicate All Water Types
05 Dec 2024 15:25 GMT
… found that hormone-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals from septic … disrupt the reproductive system; and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), industrial products used as … cancer.
Plastics also contain chemicals that can impact cardiovascular health …
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Local Renter Unsure If It’s The Lead Paint Exposure, Asbestos Or Plastic Chemicals That’ll Get Him In The End
29 Nov 2024 01:52 GMT
… which of the incidental toxic chemicals will be the ones that … will it be the toxic chemicals that exist in just about … all the chemicals in plastic like BPA, Phthalates, PCBs, PBDEs & PFAS …
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Is your furniture poisoning you? Shocking truth about PBDEs and probiotic hero
26 Nov 2024 17:07 GMT
… numerous other products often contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). These chemicals are used as fire … of the harmful fire-retardant chemicals found in everyday objects.( … of fire-retardant chemicals.
The purpose of these chemicals in household items …
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Probiotics shown to mitigate effects of toxic fire-retardant chemicals
24 Nov 2024 03:22 GMT
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found … probiotic supplementation protects against PBDE-induced developmental, behavior and … probiotic supplementation protects against PBDE-induced developmental, behavior and …
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Probiotics in pregnancy may shield against toxic chemical exposures
23 Nov 2024 14:55 GMT
… the harmful effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) common flame-retardant chemicals linked to developmental … and disrupt hormones, these chemicals have been associated with serious … pregnant and breastfeeding mice to PBDE mixtures over a 10-week …