Tag Archives: Toxic

7.5 million Californians drink water with toxic ‘forever chemicals’

7.5 million Californians are drinking water tainted with highly-toxic ‘forever chemicals,’ study finds PFAS are highly-toxic chemicals used in making products oil- or water-repellent Examples are non-stick cookware and stain-resistant fabric  They nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ because they never break down  PFAS get into ground water and can buildup in the human body so even trace… Read More »

Georgia Toxic Air Test Results Disputed

Richard Peltier, PhD, assistant professor, environmental health sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dyron Hamlin, chemical engineer, GHD. “Summary of Air Sampling,” city of Smyrna, GA, Sept. 16, 2019. “Summary of Air Sampling,” city of Willowbrook, IL, February 2019. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: “Ethylene Oxide, Carcinogenic Dose-Response Assessment,” June 28, 2019. Lucy Fraiser, PhD, principal/owner,… Read More »

State’s Legal Moves Cause Mixed Messages on Toxic Air

Mary Walker, EPA administrator, Region 4, Atlanta. Georgia Environmental Protection Division: “State Officials Approve Plan to Reduce Ethylene Oxide Emissions at Smyrna Plant.” Sterigenics: “Sterigenics Comments on Receipt of Georgia EPDs Approval of Voluntary Enhancement Plans.” Sterigenics, SIP Permit Application, July 30, 2019. Kevin Chambers, public information officer, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Atlanta. Georgia Open… Read More »

Medical News Today: Cancer: A new 'drug sponge' may reduce chemo's toxic effects

Researchers have developed an innovative, personalized absorber that can “catch” toxic chemotherapy drugs when they “leak out” of a treated organ. This could help reduce the adverse side effects of these cancer treatments. A newly designed ‘drug sponge’ could intercept chemotherapy agents before they reach and affect healthy tissue. A team of researchers from institutions… Read More »