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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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251. November 1, 2023 | Futurity
Air pollution exposure linked to postpartum depression risk
A new study links long-term maternal exposure to common air pollutants, both before and after childbirth, to increased risk of postpartum depression. 252. October 30, 2023 | The Hill
DDT still contaminates California’s coast, affecting local fish and sediment
Decades-old DDT pollution off Southern California’s coast remains concentrated in ocean sediments and fish, with contamination highest near former discharge sites, a new study reveals. 253. October 27, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Glyphosate cancer findings of “extreme concern” as Europe weighs reauthorization of pesticide
This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. 254. October 27, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Evidence of PFAS found in tampons — including organic brands
Five popular tampon brands — including two advertised as organic — have detectable levels of fluorine, an indicator of the group of chemicals known as PFAS. 255. October 25, 2023 | Daily Mail
PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in virtually every room in your home raise risk of fastest growing cancer in America by 56%
Researchers confirmed a link between thyroid cancer and hormone-disrupting forever chemicals found everywhere from frying pans to firefighting foam. 256. October 25, 2023 | Reuters
Consumer Reports finds more lead and cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hershey
Consumer Reports says it has found "concerning" levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hershey to reduce the amounts of heavy metals in its chocolate. 257. October 23, 2023 | Daily Mail
Two major studies reveal devastating effect of PFAS and food additives on male and female sexual health
In two new reviews of scientific literature from across the globe, researchers looked at the impact of exposure to EDCs on male and female reproductive health. 258. October 19, 2023 | VICE
'Nanoplastics' could be worse than microplastics and we know almost nothing about them
“From the public point of view, this could be the next asbestos." 259. October 19, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Wildlife across the globe are polluted with flame retardants
Wildlife on every continent are contaminated with harmful flame-retardant chemicals, including some endangered species such as killer whales, northern sea otters, red pandas and chimpanzees, according to a new map that tracks peer-reviewed studies from around the world. 260. October 17, 2023 | The New York Times
F.D.A. plans to ban hair straighteners with formaldehyde
The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer. 261. October 16, 2023 | The New York Times
California’s ban on red food dye puts FDA on the spot
The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law. 262. October 12, 2023 | Environmental Health News
To protect school kids from toxic pesticides, protect state and local pesticide laws
Pesticides are designed to be toxic – to bugs and weeds. But pesticides can also be toxic to people, especially children. 263. October 11, 2023 | The Guardian
Segregation’s toxic past re-emerges in North Carolina’s lead-poisoned playgrounds
Lead was found in several parks in Durham, North Carolina, a legacy of industrial waste in the city’s Black neighborhoods – and worsening segregation doesn’t help. 264. October 6, 2023 | Environmental Health News
How do microplastics impact our gut health?
In 1997, the American Plastics Council ran a New Yorker ad calling plastics “an important part of a healthy diet.” 265. October 4, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Texas is underestimating cancer risk from air pollution
HOUSTON — The Texas department responsible for monitoring air pollution is using different science to analyze risks than the federal government recommends. Health advocates say this leaves people breathing more cancer-causing compounds. 266. October 3, 2023 | The Hill
Opinion: We’re missing a critical opportunity to prevent childhood cancer
Since health officials began collecting data in the 1970s, charts tracking cancer in children and young adults are distressingly uniform, with diagonal lines steadily climbing upward. 267. October 3, 2023 | Health and Environment
Webinar: PFAS, phenols, and parabens: Links to hormone-mediated cancers
This October 19 webinar features Dr. Max Aung discussing new research that found a link between environmental chemical exposure and a prior cancer diagnosis. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership. 268. October 3, 2023 | The Washington Post
Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness
The United States is failing at a fundamental mission — keeping people alive. 269. October 1, 2023 | The Guardian
Does glyphosate cause cancer? Australia’s Roundup case against Monsanto will offer a fresh legal answer
The class action will be decided by a single judge and could be a ‘genuine problem for Monsanto and Bayer if we’re successful’, lawyer says. 270. September 30, 2023 | Independent
Case of deadly brain disease linked to COVID-19
This isn’t the first time the disease has been associated with COVID, experts say. 271. September 28, 2023 | Bloomberg
Got plastic with a no. 2 recycling symbol? Beware a toxic problem
A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach “forever chemicals,” the company refused to stop. 272. September 28, 2023 | Aljazeera
Silent killer: How deadly is air pollution?
It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks 273. September 28, 2023 | Bloonberg
Got plastic with a no. 2 recycling symbol? Beware a toxic problem
A little-known American company has been giving plastic a special touch called fluorination for 40 years. After the EPA discovered treated containers can leach “forever chemicals,” the company refused to stop. 274. September 27, 2023 | NY Post
Study identifies possible link between drinking diet soda during pregnancy and autism
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. But the study has limitations. 275. September 27, 2023 | Mongabay
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ harming wildlife the world over: Study
While PFAS impacts on human health are well known, scientists are also finding severe impacts on wildlife, including hawksbill turtles, American alligators, Arctic kittiwakes, hooded seals, striped bass, bottlenose dolphins and other species.
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