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Tips to avoid BPA exposure

Polluted Pets

High Levels of Toxic Industrial Chemicals Contaminate Cats And Dogs

FDA Is Challenged on Toxic Chemical in Baby Bottles

Agency Improperly Relied On Chemical Industry Studies

Nurses' Health

A Survey on Health and Chemical Exposures
EWG urges lawmakers to call on the Bush administration to stop its almost 7 years of foot dragging and move forward on a critical national workplace exposures study for nurses. Read the news release.

EWG's Guide to Infant Formula and Baby Bottles

Summary & Findings
An EWG study reveals that popular brands of liquid infant formula are sold in cans lined with the toxic plastics chemical bisphenol A. Check our guide to learn which brands and packaging to avoid, as well as what to do about nipples, bottles, liners, and water.

Toxic Plastics Chemical in Infant Formula

Executive summary
Infant formula tests reveal that a plastics chemical called bisphenol A leaches from metal can linings into formula at levels which would expose some bottle-fed infants to harmful doses.

Water pollution caused by cosmetic chemicals, cleaning supplies and plastics

Sources of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in San Francisco Bay
An EWG study finds that 95 percent of wastewater samples draining into San Francisco Bay show widespread use of hormone-disrupting chemicals. Read the SF Chronicle story, "Danger Feared from Chemicals Getting into Bay."