Environmental Chemicals

a sub topic of Public Health

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  1. Environmental Health Perspectives: Placental Transfer of Conjugated Bisphenol A and Subsequent Reactivation in the Rat Fetus

    Rat study finding "that BPA-GA is transferred into the fetus and deconjugated in the fetus due to its vulnerable drug metabolizing system" meaning that active BPA can pass across the placenta to the foetus.

    from SHEBA on 14 June 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  2. Urinary Concentrations of Four Parabens in the U.S. Population

    First sampling of parabens in a randomized general human population, allowing confidence in results: women more than men; widely-used parabens correlated...all indicating human exposure is due to use of cosmetics.

    from SHEBA on 14 June 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  3. A toxic history lesson

    As a prelude to their two-part series on toxic chemicals, CNN offers the useful reminder that chemicals thought to be safe, such as DDT, turned out not to be.

    from SHEBA on 14 June 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  4. WHO predicts 21 million annual cancer cases by 2030

    By 2030, there will be more than 13 million deaths from cancer around the world and nearly 21 million diagnosed cases annually, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

    from SHEBA on 14 June 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. RoHS-vote: A missed opportunity

    The recent European Parliament Environment Committee vote rejected proposals to restrict BFRs and PVC under RoHS electronics legislation.

    from SHEBA on 14 June 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this