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EWG comments that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry draft toxicological profile for perfluoroalkyl compounds lacks risk-based values despite abundant data that the chemical family is toxic to people.
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Air pollution testing conducted for the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals that cleaning supplies used in 13 key California school districts can cloud classroom air with more than 450 distinct toxic contaminants, including chemical agents linked to asthma and cancer. EWG released its findings today in Santa Monica during a news conference where attendees, again, called on the State legislature to adopt a measure that would encourage school districts across California to use less toxic cleaning supplies.
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Written by Alice Shabecoff, co-author with her husband Philip of Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on our Children
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EWG's scientists and public health researchers put our heads together and created a list of the most important steps you can take at home to promote your family's environmental health.
Read MoreEWG co-hosted a historic, first-of-its-kind conference that brought together government, academia, the environmental health community and the chemical industry to discuss reforming the U.S.'s chemicals policy.
Read MoreAs Enviroblog readers know, EWG has been pushing for years to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the nation's chemical "safety" law.
Read MoreLisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has announced historic plans to overhaul federal toxic chemicals controls, with more rigorous testing and safety standards and greater EPA authority to protect the public.
Read MoreOrganizations representing chemical manufacturers, environmental and public health advocates, environmental justice leaders and consumer product goods companies will host an historic conference to explore fundamental changes to U.S. chemical policy.
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Associated Press, John Heilprin
Published December 20, 2005
Drinking water may have a lot more in it than just H20 and fluoride, according to an environmental group's analysis of records in 42 states.
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What's the world coming to when your freakin' flip-flops are laced with toxic chemicals dangerous to human health and the environment?
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Associated Press, John Heilprin
Published January 8, 2002
Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies suggest may be safe for pregnant women, two environmental groups say in a new study.
Read MoreUSA Today, Michelle Healy
Published January 9, 2002
Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies suggest may be safe for pregnant women, two environmental groups say in a study. Chlorine is commonly used to disinfect drinking water. When it is added to water that contains organic matter such as runoff from farms or lawns, however, it can form compounds such as chloroform that can cause illness.
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Los Angeles Daily News, Lisa Mascaro
Published January 9, 2002
Drinking tap water could put pregnant women at higher risk for miscarriage and birth defects in some parts of Southern California, says a report released Tuesday by two environmental groups.
Read MoreChicago Sun-Times, Gary Wisby
Published January 9, 2002
Chlorination of tap water puts thousands of Illinois women at risk of miscarriage or birth defects, according to a report released by environmental activists Tuesday.
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Reuters
Published January 9, 2002
High levels of chlorination byproducts (CPBs) in drinking water put pregnant women at a higher risk for miscarriages or having children with birth defects, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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San Francisco Chronicle, Jane Kay
Published January 9, 2002
Pregnant women who drink chlorinated tap water face a higher risk of miscarriage and birth defects in their newborns despite tougher new standards, says a study by two environmental groups.
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Women’s Health Weekly
Published January 31, 2002
Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical chlorine byproducts that are far more than what studies suggest may be safe for pregnant women, two environmental groups say in a new study.
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The Washington Post, Anita Huslin
Published February 10, 2002
Annette Spaven already had three children when she found out she was pregnant again four years ago.
Read MoreMSNBC Published January 8, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with potentially harmful byproducts of chlorine - and often at levels in excess of what studies show to be safe for pregnant women, two environmental groups say in a new report. Chlorine is commonly used to disinfect drinking water. When it is added to water that contains organic matter such as runoff from farms or lawns, however, it can form compounds such as chloroform that can cause illness.
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