After a disaster, communities can be at risk for toxic exposures. Do residents know that?
As communities began cleanup efforts in the area, many expressed concerns that the debris left behind was producing a foul ...
Can black plastic containers used for food delivery cause cancer?
Health experts are urging caution regarding black plastic food containers due to the presence of toxic flame-retardant chemicals that can leach into f ...
What Exactly Are Microplastics & Can They Actually Be Bad For Us?
Research indicates that microplastics can penetrate cells and induce oxidative stress. Below we list the many harmful effects ...
Local university 1 of 6 in nation to receive Toxic Exposures Research grant
Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine is trying to find out why people have different responses to exposures ...
Study says children are getting sick and dying from exposure to plastics and chemicals
A new study highlights the increasing dangers of childhood chemical exposure and how even small exposures can lead to serious ...
The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...
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After a disaster, communities can be at risk for toxic exposures. Do residents know that?
Several disasters have led to toxic exposures in recent years, including Hurricane Ian in Florida in 2022 and Hurricane Harvey in Houston in 2017. Although it wasn’t caused by a natural disaster, a ...
After Record Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Were Found in a New Mexico Lake, Hunters Are Urged to Contact Their Doctors
State officials issued a health advisory for Holloman Lake hunters after a report showed record-high levels of forever ...
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Hazmat suits, chemicals and darkness: Artist gets 'inside the camera' to create abstract photography
Mexico-born Fabiola Menchelli created large-scale, abstract photography using toxic chemicals in a photographic darkroom — ...
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Fluoridation on Trial: Court Rules on Fluoride’s Risk to Public Health
The fluoride controversy, where advocates and opponents argue in the media, is a distraction because the views of real and ...
Los Angeles wildfires raise concerns about the toxic pollutants they could be unleashing
The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be ...