Hazards & Threats
Household Hazardous Products: Serious Business
Barry Connell
North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA)
Monday, June 18, 2007
Household chemicals pose a significant threat to the health and safety of families, particularly to children. Get informed about hazardous household products and learn how to act responsibly.
Fabric Bleaching and Dyes
Rebecca Spector and Sandra Marquardt
The Green Guide
Monday, June 18, 2007
Many cotton garments are first bleached white before they are dyed another color, either with chlorine or hydrogen peroxide. And dioxin, a carcinogen and possible hormone disrupter, is produced and released into the environment during chlorine bleaching of cotton.
Forty-five Years After ‘Silent Spring,’ are Pesticides Still a Danger
Healthy Child
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Forty-five years after ‘Silent Spring,’ are pesticides still a danger
Kathleen Schuler and Carin Skoog
Reprinted with Permission From: Duluth News Tribune
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tomorrow, May 27, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of noted biologist, author and mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson. Carson died of breast cancer in 1964, two years after she published “Silent Spring.”
Is Mercury from a Broken CFL Dangerous?
Healthy Child
Monday, May 21, 2007
More discussion and how to proceed…
Since we posted the discussion about the benefits of CFL’s, we have received a lot of questions about the mercury in CFL's. Specifically, there has been some concern over the possibility that broken CFLs can be an important source of exposures to mercury, a toxic metal and a key component of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs). Our friends at Treehugger crafted a great answer.
Hazardous Chemicals in Synthetic Turf: Follow-Up Analyses
By William Crain and Junfeng Zhang
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Across the country, communities and private sports facilities are installing the "new generation" synthetic turf. Compared to the old AstroTurf, the new synthetic turf is springier and feels more like natural grass. However, the new turf is being installed before there has been thorough research on its health risks.
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