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Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food

Independent laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda, and other commonly eaten canned goods.
» Read more... | Published March 5, 2007

Thyroid Threat

Under Proposed Rocket Fuel Standards, Many Women Would Need Treatment To Protect Baby
Exposure to the rocket fuel contaminant perchlorate can cause a significant decline in thyroid hormone levels, which is an established risk factor in fetal development.
» Read more... | Published October 30, 2006

Auto Asthma Index

Cars contribute to America's asthma epidemic. Smog causes lifelong damage to our children's lungs.
How much does your car pollute? Search our database and find out how your vehicle ranks.
» Read more... | Published June 14, 2006

Harvard Fluoride Findings Misrepresented?

Newly obtained documents show that the chairman of the Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology at Harvard told federal officials unequivocally that there was no relationship between fluoride and bone cancer, but a grant-funded publication he cites found exactly the opposite.
» Read more... | Published June 26, 2005

Smoggy Schools

Poor air quality costs Californians more than $521 million a year -- a price paid in hundreds of trips to the emergency room, thousands of hospital admissions and millions of missed school days.
» Read more... | Published April 20, 2005

Overloaded?

New science, new insights about mercury and autism in children
EWG's findings raise serious concerns about children's overall exposure to environmental contaminants. Mercury is of particular concern, however, because of its proven toxicity to the developing brain and nervous system, and documented high exposures from a variety of sources.
» Read more... | Published December 13, 2004

Rocket Fuel in Cows' Milk - Perchlorate

Findings Indicate State's Proposed Standard Too Weak to Protect Children
In the first study to look for perchlorate in California supermarket milk, EWG found the rocket fuel chemical in almost every sample tested -- 31 out of 32 samples. Milk from some California cows may expose infants and children to higher levels of perchlorate than what the U.S. EPA deems safe.
» Read more... | Published June 21, 2004

PBDEs - Fire Retardants in Dust

Toxic Fire Retardants In American Homes
The phaseout of two widely used chemicals will not protect Americans from exposure to brominated fire retardants linked to brain and nerve damage, according to nationwide tests of house dust.
» Read more... | Published May 11, 2004

Lead Astray

Ohio is failing to protect children from lead poisoning
» Read more... | Published May 3, 2004

Tuna Calculator

Calculate how much tuna you can eat before exceeding the FDA safety limits.
» Read more... | Published January 4, 2004
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