Category: Chemicals

Not because they are, though. Continue reading LATimes: Some plastics should be classified as hazardous, scientists say

Just a little TCE. Harmless at these concentrations. Continue reading ‘Toxic’ Vapors Seeping Up From Underneath Google Buildings

“Man-made chemicals in everyday products are likely to be at least the partial cause of a global surge in birth deformities, hormonal cancers and psychiatric diseases, a U.N.-sponsored research team reported on Tuesday.” Continue reading UN: Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges

“Diseases associated with exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) could be more simply explained by an unhealthy diet of pre-packaged fast foods that come in plastic wrapping containing the chemical.” Continue reading AAAS meeting: No harm from BPA

They get the munchies from anti-depressants. Continue reading Study: Fish in drug-tainted water suffer reaction

Doubtful (poor quality data & misuse of statistics), especially since the claimed “effect” was reported in women but not men. Continue reading Study: Non-stick cookware linked to arthritis

No. “High” blood lead levels are a sign of poverty, which is associated with juvenile crime. Continue reading Is lead poisoning behind some juvenile crime?

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s the approach California bureaucrats are taking to implement the state’s 2009-passed “green chemistry” law. Unfortunately, if they do eventually succeed, it could cost consumers and the economy dearly. Continue reading New Green Rules In California Take Safe Chemicals Out Of Use

Ramesh Ponnuru dishes the dirt on plastic bag bans. Continue reading Plastic bag ban linked to diarrhea outbreak