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901. July 5, 2021 | Air Quality News
Air pollution may affect the growth of newborn babies
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may affect the development of thyroid hormones which are essential for regulating fetal growth and metabolism, according to researchers at the University of the Basque Country. 902. July 2, 2021 | Mongabay
Mining exposes Indigenous women in Latin America to high mercury levels
A recent investigation has found dangerously high levels of mercury among women from different Indigenous communities in four Latin American countries. 903. July 1, 2021 | Environmental Health News
Black and Latinx hairdressers exposed to high levels of phthalates
The clouds of vapor in Katrina Randolph's salon that lingered after she and her stylists worked on customers' hair in tight quarters all day made her uneasy. 904. June 30, 2021 | Evening Standard
Seabird eggs contaminated with plastic additives – study
Researchers looked for evidence of phthalates – a group of chemicals added to plastics to keep them flexible – in newly laid herring gull eggs. 905. June 29, 2021 | Environmental Health News
Improved medical screening in PFAS-impacted communities to identify early disease
People highly exposed to PFAS often face significant hurdles in getting screened for potential health effects from the exposure. That needs to change. 906. June 28, 2021 | Philstar Global
Chemicals in plastic wastes contaminate food chain – study
Burning and improper disposal of plastic wastes lead to contamination of the food chain, especially in developing countries like the Philippines, a global study showed. 907. June 28, 2021 | The New York TImes
Air pollution's invisible toll on your health
Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing heart or lung disease are the most vulnerable. 908. June 25, 2021 | Fast Company
Plastic is far more toxic than we thought
You know that phthalates and flame retardants are toxic. But a new study finds that a quarter of all chemicals in plastics could be equally harmful to you. 909. June 24, 2021 | STAT
Study: Prenatal exposure to ultra-fine particles raises a child's asthma risk
Ultra-fine particles aren’t regulated by the EPA — and their minuscule size amplifies their danger, said the study's lead author. 910. June 24, 2021 | The Guardian
Water of death: How arsenic is poisoning rural communities in India
'A crisis is brewing', experts warn, with contaminated water exposing villagers to increased risk of cancer and affecting children's brain development. 911. June 23, 2021 | Sci Tech Daily
Biologists raise alarm: Brain damage caused by even small amounts of bisphenols
Their study shows that even small amounts of the plasticizers bisphenol A and bisphenol S disrupt the transmission of signals between nerve cells in the brains of adult fish. The researchers consider it very likely that similar interference can also occur in the brains of adult humans. 912. June 22, 2021 | The Guardian
Legacy of toxic leaded petrol lingers in air in London, study finds
Most cities likely to be affected by the pollutant, which is particularly harmful to children's brains. 913. June 22, 2021 | Indy Star
Toxic cancer-causing TCE contamination in Franklin, Indiana, may have spread, report says
There's a new report about the contamination in Franklin that calls into question if the toxic chemicals h 914. June 22, 2021 | UPI
Study: About 25% of chemicals in plastics are 'substances of potential concern'
Of the roughly 10,500 chemicals in plastic, nearly 2,500, or 24%, are capable of accumulating in living organisms, including humans and animals, and are potentially toxic or cancer-causing, the data showed. 915. June 16, 2021 | Scientific American
Consequences of DDT exposure could last generations
Scientists found health effects in grandchildren of women exposed to the pesticide. 916. June 16, 2021 | CBC
How to make sense of the new findings on 'forever chemicals' in makeup
People who wear cosmetics such as lipstick or mascara may be absorbing or licking up potentially harmful ingredients that last 'forever' in the environment, a new study suggests. Here's what you should know about PFAS. 917. June 16, 2021 | WHYY
What researchers are learning about air pollution, the pandemic
With the shutdown in spring 2020 came a sharp reduction in traffic and a decrease in nitrogen oxide emissions worldwide — a unique research opportunity. 918. June 14, 2021 | The Conversation
Toxic, long-lasting contaminants detected in people living in northern Canada
The Arctic and sub-Arctic regions are no longer exempt of industrial contamination. Researchers have found high blood levels of potentially harmful chemicals in people living in the North. 919. June 13, 2021 | DW
Teflon and ′forever chemicals:′ The hidden toxics in your body
They're everywhere, are harmful to our health and do not biodegrade. Has DW reporter Tim Schauenberg also unknowingly ingested 'forever chemicals'? 920. June 10, 2021 | Denver Post
Ozone pollution in Colorado is spiking. Here's what you need to know.
Colorado’s Front Range ground-level ozone air pollution broke the federal health limit this week. Here’s what you need to know this summer. 921. June 8, 2021 | Yorkshire Post
York becomes first city in the UK to introduce technology to help tackle air pollution
Pioneering technology to tackle traffic tailbacks and pollution in one of Yorkshire’s most congested cities has been introduced in the first scheme of its kind in the UK. 922. June 7, 2021 | Post Gazette
'Forever chemicals' show up in state water survey
Testing done on Pennsylvania's public water systems found contamination by toxic PFAS —one of the so-called "forever chemicals" that pose a growing health threat—in at least a quarter of the water samples from 412 sites. 923. June 5, 2021 | Scientific American
Pesticides are killing the world's soils
They cause significant harm to earthworms, beetles, ground-nesting bees and thousands of other vital subterranean species 924. June 4, 2021 | Civil Eats
How pesticides are harming soil ecosystems
At a time when interest in regenerative agriculture is growing, a new study looks at the way pesticides can devastate soil species that foster plant health and sequester carbon. 925. June 4, 2021 | Foreign Policy
Chemicals are poisoning the world's female workers
Women are disproportionately exposed to deadly substances—and may be getting disproportionately sickened by them.
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