Chemicals are commonly added to furniture, carpeting, and even electronic devices to limit the risk of fire. But at what cost?
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Exposure to Air Pollution in Pregnancy May Boost Chances of Obesity in Kids
It’s easy to blame parents when young children gain too much weight, but the latest research suggests that certain obesity risk factors are out of Mom and Dad’s control.
Study: Even “BPA-Free” Plastics Leach Endrocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Plastics. They seem so…inert. Slow to erode or decay, with a biodegradation time measured in the hundreds of years, plastics appear cut off from the organic environment in the way that no other product is, safe and secure and sterile.
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Parabens Outlawed in Childrens’ Products in Denmark
Denmark’s environmental ministry announced on Dec. 20 that it will ban parabens in lotions and other cosmetic products for children under 3.
Dirty Money? Traces of BPA Found on Currency
To the long list of household items and other common objects contaminated with bisphenol A (BPA) — an endocrine disruptor linked to infertility, genital abnormalities, cancer and more — add something unexpected: money.