Posted on April 7, 2008 by Trevor Butterworth
While activists, legislators and journalists spin themselves into a frenzy over unproven, unfounded, hypothetical, or, at worst, minor risks from chemicals in plastics and cosmetics, a new study reminds us that when it comes to infant health, exposure to the 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke should be a national priority. As Medical News Today reports, [...]
Filed under: Cosmetics, Plastic, Risk, Toxic Chemicals, plastic bottles, smoking | Tagged: bisphenol A, cigarette smoke, gene expression, Medical News Today, merican Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biolo | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2008 by Trevor Butterworth
Environmentalists are going bonkers over bisphenol-a (BPA) a chemical component of polycarbonate plastic bottles. A new report by a coalition of environmental groups, The Work Group for Safe Markets, calls for a moratorium on the use of the chemical.
STATS gets a lot of stick for challenging these kinds of reports, along the lines of [...]
Filed under: Methodology, Plastic, Toxic Chemicals, plastic bottles | Tagged: treehugger | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 9, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Trevor Butterworth
US News and World Report (USNWR) reports on a new study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), which warns about the quality of tap water in the District of Columbia. For residents inside the Beltway, this is not exactly news, given increasing concern over the past few years about high levels of lead in [...]
Filed under: Environmental Protection Agency, lead, plastic bottles | Tagged: , bisphenol A, Environmental Working Group, lead, orthophthalates, PET, polycarbonate plastic, polyethylene terephthalate, triclosan, US News and World Report | No Comments »
