UI engineers find switchgrass removes PCBs from soils
Public Release: 17-Feb-2015 Environmentally friendly method neutralizes dangerous chemicals University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of...
Study by CU researcher finds everyday exposure to chemicals could trigger early menopause
Public Release: 28-Jan-2015 University of Colorado Denver AURORA, Colo. (January 28, 2015) - Women who are exposed to certain chemicals are more likely to experience...
Potentially toxic flame retardants found in many US couches
30 NOV 2012 DURHAM, N.C. — More than half of all couches tested in a Duke University-led study contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame...
Research shows how PCBs promote dendrite growth, may increase autism risk
April 24, 2012 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — New research from UC Davis and Washington State University shows that PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, launch a cellular chain...
PCB increases harmful effects of smoking
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwW3lAb3Yzg?list=UUSxq36i1g2yb-GdmNq77U7w] PCB increases harmful effects of smoking - The study was performed within the framework of the so-called PIVUS study, which comprehends some 1,000...
Smokers with high levels of PCB in the blood have a 640% increased risk of dying over 8 years.
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2014 PCB increases harmful effects of smoking It is well known that exposure to asbestos or radon drastically increases the injurious effects...
Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread (PCB’s ) present in 85 percent of human milk samples
2010 report posted for filing UV filters were present in 85 percent of human milk samples of a research published in Chemosphere Amsterdam, 2 November,...
Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread (PCB’s ) present in 85 percent of human milk samples
2010 report posted for filing UV filters were present in 85 percent of human milk samples of a research published in Chemosphere Amsterdam,...
PCBs, other pollutants may play role in pregnancy delay
Contact: Robert Bock or Marianne Glass Miller 301-496-5134 NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH study finds delays after exposure to pesticides, industrial...
Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Graeme Baldwin graeme.baldwin@biomedcentral.com 44-020-707-94804 BioMed Central Women exposed to high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls – a group of banned environmental pollutants)...
PCB cocktails for two: Effects Second Generation
Re-Post for filing 2008 Contact: Judith Jansen bor2@ssr.org 608-256-2777 Society for the Study of Reproduction Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel...
Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys
Repost for filing 2008 Contact: Lacey Holt lholt@auanet.org American Urological Association AUA 2008: Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys...
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Could Increase Asthma Symptoms
Exposure to Common Toxic Substances Could Increase Asthma Symptoms ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2012) — Children who are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were commonly...
Exposure to insecticide may play role in obesity epidemic among some women
Public release date: 19-Mar-2009 Â - Compared to the group with the lowest levels, those with intermediate levels gained an average of 13 pounds excess...
AUA 2008: Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys
Public release date: 15-May-2008 ORLANDO, FL, MAY 18, 2008—Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers...
PCB cocktails for two
Public release date: 24-May-2008 Since the 1962 publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, awareness of how environmental toxicants can impact fertility has increased. In...