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Do black plastic containers used in food deliveries cause cancer?
1 week, 1 day ago

Do black plastic containers used in food deliveries cause cancer?

India Today  

If you often order food online from platforms, you’ve likely received it in black plastic containers. The conversation gained traction after a viral Instagram video, where an influencer advised against using or reusing black plastic containers for storing or reheating food in a microwave. For instance, according to Dr Aravind Badiger, technical director at BDR Pharmaceuticals, black plastic utensils and …

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Terrifying truth about Temu toys: From toxic chemicals, illegal products and even flaws that could kill
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Terrifying truth about Temu toys: From toxic chemicals, illegal products and even flaws that could kill

Daily Mail  

Parents and grandparents buying toys for children from online marketplace Temu this Christmas are being warned by health and safety experts to watch out after investigations found some items pose serious health risks. A ‘simulation phone car’ sold on the Temu website could cause damage to hearing or choking, BTHA found, while a stuffed dinosaur plushie had a potential hazard …

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Experts: Trump is a danger to public health
5 months, 1 week ago

Experts: Trump is a danger to public health

Raw Story  

A second Trump administration would cripple the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect the public from toxic "forever chemicals," The Guardian reported Sunday, citing experts inside and outside the agency. An unnamed EPA employee told the newspaper that a second Trump administration would seek to disempower agency experts and let political appointees make key regulatory decisions. During his first …

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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
9 months, 3 weeks ago

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The EPA's final rule marks a major expansion of …

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South has ‘highest proportion of rivers and lakes with toxic chemical cocktails’
1 year, 7 months ago

South has ‘highest proportion of rivers and lakes with toxic chemical cocktails’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Southern regions of the UK have the highest proportions of rivers and lakes to contain …

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Toxic flame retardants are discovered in the blubber of KILLER WHALES for the first time
3 years, 7 months ago

Toxic flame retardants are discovered in the blubber of KILLER WHALES for the first time

Daily Mail  

Killer whales are passing on chemicals which end up in the ocean to their young, scientists have found for the first time. Investigators, from the University of Oslo, also found banned manmade chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls in the blubber all eight killer whales studied. Seven had chemicals were recorded at levels beyond the threshold for toxic effect in marine mammals, …

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Underwater Robots to Help Find Thousands of Barrels of Toxic Chemicals Dumped in the Pacific
3 years, 9 months ago

Underwater Robots to Help Find Thousands of Barrels of Toxic Chemicals Dumped in the Pacific

News 18  

Ocean scientists will soon be taking the help of robot submarines to detect thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals submerged in the Pacific Ocean, near Los Angeles. Barrels and barrels of harmful chemicals including DDT are believed to have been dumped inside the ocean since past many decades. Given the large area that needs to be scanned, scientists have put …

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Ocean pollution is a mix of plastic, chemicals, toxic metals and is a clear danger to human health
3 years, 11 months ago

Ocean pollution is a mix of plastic, chemicals, toxic metals and is a clear danger to human health

Firstpost  

More than ten million tonnes of plastic enter the seas every year; they are made of chemicals that interfere with hormones, cause cancer, birth defects, and reduced fertility. Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present danger to human health and wellbeing. Ocean pollution is a complex mixture of toxic metals, plastics, manufactured chemicals, petroleum, urban and …

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Baby seals drinking milk contaminated by toxic chemicals from ocean, study reveals
6 years ago

Baby seals drinking milk contaminated by toxic chemicals from ocean, study reveals

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seals living off the coast of the UK face a threat to their survival from …

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