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Uniquely Vulnerable: How a Lower Socioeconomic Status Could Raise Pregnant Women’s Risk of Thyroid-Disrupting Chemicals Exposure
16 Jan 2025 17:44 GMT
… in exposure to thyroid-disrupting chemicals, especially polyaromatic hydrocarbons. “ … and one personal care product chemical) actually increasing,” Pearce says … , bisphenol A, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and PFAS, have chemical structures with a …
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Ending exposure to two plastic chemicals could have saved over 500,000 lives in one year, study estimates
11 Jan 2025 02:08 GMT
… of flame retardants known as PBDEs contributed to a loss … a paradigm shift in national chemical law in multiple countries … between BPA, DEHP, and PBDEs and the health harms examined … high likelihood that other common chemicals have toxic effects that …
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Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas, takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?
31 Dec 2024 13:45 GMT
… have been silently releasing harmful chemicals.Researchers tested various household objects …
Additional reading: Mass transfer of PBDEs from plastic TV casing to … the science on plastic chemicals – Identifying and addressing chemicals and polymers of …
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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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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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