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2176. September 10, 2016 | Pump Handle
Defending their toxics – Industry pushes to protect its preferred chemicals under the new TSCA.
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century was signed into law with a general sigh of relief that finally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have the authority needed to evaluate and regulate the tens of thousands of commercial chemicals it oversees in the U.S. But as the EPA begins implementing the new law, the chemical industry is already busy pushing the agency to limit scrutiny of various widely used, highly toxic chemicals. 2177. September 7, 2016 | Chemical Watch
DEHP linked to hydrocele genital anomaly in newborns.
A team of US scientists has shown that exposure to phthalates, in early pregnancy, increases the risk of newborn boys having genital abnormalities. 2178. September 6, 2016 | The Telegraph, United Kingdom.
'Air pollution' particles linked to Alzheimer's found in human brain.
Tiny magnetic particles produced by car engines and brakes can travel into the human brain and may trigger Alzheimer's disease, scientists have warned. 2179. September 2, 2016 | Environmental Health Perspectives
PM 2.5 and kidney function: long-term exposures may lead to modest declines.
A new longitudinal study offers early evidence that PM2.5 exposure is associated with lower kidney function and a higher rate of kidney function decline over time. 2180. September 2, 2016 | NIEHS Environmental Factor
Research needed on low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer.
Research is needed to determine if low doses of noncarcinogenic chemicals in the environment may be able to combine and lead to cancer, according to new recommendations from an NIEHS workshop. 2181. September 2, 2016 | NIEHS Environmental Factor
Research needed on low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer.
Research is needed to determine if low doses of noncarcinogenic chemicals in the environment may be able to combine and lead to cancer, according to new recommendations from an NIEHS workshop. 2182. September 2, 2016 | National Public Radio
FDA bans Triclosan and 18 other chemicals from soaps.
Consumers don't need to use antibacterial soaps, and some of them may even be dangerous, the Food and Drug Administration says. 2183. September 1, 2016 | Bloomberg News
A soybean-killing pesticide spreads across America’s farm belt.
There’s just something about the herbicide dicamba that’s always made it hell on soybean and cotton crops. 2184. August 31, 2016 | London Daily Mail, United Kingdom
Microbead toxics could permeate human tissue say experts.
The revelation strengthens calls for a ban on the beads, which are contained in beauty products, face scrubs, gels and toothpaste. They end up being flushed down plug holes before reaching rivers and the sea, where they are eaten by marine life. 2185. August 31, 2016 | National Geographic News
Industrial chemicals accumulating in America’s alligators and Africa’s crocodiles
American alligators and South African crocodiles populate waterways a third of the globe apart, and yet both have detectable levels of long-lived industrial and household compounds for nonstick coatings in their blood. 2186. August 31, 2016 | Agence France-Presse.
Millions at risk from rising water pollution says UN.
Increasingly polluted rivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America pose a disease risk to more than 300 million people and threaten fisheries and farming in many countries, a UN report warned Tuesday. 2187. August 29, 2016 | Kuala Lumpur New Straits Times, Malaysia
Environment drives childhood obesity.
The increase in the number of fast-food restaurants and food stalls, lack of recreation areas, as well as unsafe environments have led to overweight problems among the younger generation, say nutritionists. 2188. August 26, 2016 | Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota.
Nicotine-based insecticides inhibit bee reproduction.
Queen bees exposed to nicotine-based insecticides become less active and lay fewer eggs, a University of Minnesota study released Friday shows. 2189. August 26, 2016 | Florida Today, Florida.
Study: Fracking chemicals in water raise fertility risks.
New research released Thursday suggests chemicals used in fracking and other gas and oil operations increase risk of miscarriages, reduced male fertility, prostate cancer, birth defects and preterm birth by disrupting hormones. 2190. August 26, 2016 | The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Biofuels 'worse than petrol' for the environment, new study fin
Biofuels 'worse than petrol' for the environment, new study finds. “Green” biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are in fact worse for the environment that petrol, a landmark new study has found. 2191. August 25, 2016 | Phys.org
Perfluorinated compounds found in African crocodiles, American alligators.
American alligators and South African crocodiles populate waterways a third of the globe apart, and yet both have detectable levels of long-lived industrial and household compounds for nonstick coatings in their blood, according to two studies. 2192. August 25, 2016 | Epoch Times
Lead poisoning a significant cause of inner-city crime, say researchers.
Researchers found that in six-year-old children, every five micrograms per deciliter of increase in blood lead levels increased the risk of being arrested for a violent crime as a young adult by almost 50 percent. 2193. August 25, 2016 | The Guardian
Air pollution threat hidden as research 'presumes people are at home.'
The true impact of air pollution has been obscured by the failure to consider people’s exposure as they move around during the day, according to a new study. 2194. August 25, 2016 | Bloomberg BNA.
Protect workers from harmful chemicals, advocates urge EPA.
The Environmental Protection Agency should use the new authorities under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act to protect workers and other at-risk groups, advocates say. 2195. August 22, 2016 | Public Radio Internationa
BPA exposure is linked to changes in parenting behavior in male mice as well as females.
A study on mice suggests that the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, could have adverse effects on parenting behavior. 2196. August 22, 2016 | Associated Press
Lead pollution forcing 1,000 Indiana residents from homes.
More than 1,000 residents of a northwest Indiana public housing complex have been in a state of panic and uncertainty since authorities informed them last month that their homes must be destroyed because of serious lead contamination. 2197. August 19, 2016 | Reuters
India air pollution death rate to outpace China - researcher.
The increase in people dying in India from air pollution will outpace the rate of such deaths in China, as India drags its heels over environmental rules while opening more coal mines, the head of a U.S. research group said on Thursday. 2198. August 18, 2016 | New York Times
Coal burning causes the most air pollution deaths in China, study finds.
Burning coal caused 366,000 premature deaths in the country in 2013, Chinese and American researchers concluded. 2199. August 16, 2016 | New Scientist
Decline of wild bee species in England linked to pesticide use.
The decline of England’s wild bees has been linked for the first time to the use of controversial neonicotinoid pesticides on oilseed rape farms. 2200. August 15, 2016 | London Evening Standard, United Kingdom
London pollution and toxic air worsened by pollution from fresh food delivery.
Pollution is being made worse by London’s increasing reliance on fresh food bought online and home-delivered by diesel-powered trucks, the boss of a clean tech firm warned today.
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