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  • In search of safe replacements for harmful chemicals used in cookware, carpets, clothing, cosmetics and more

    After ditching two notoriously toxic compounds, manufacturers subbed in other versions of their chemical class. But are they any better? When Donald Taves discovered two kinds of fluoride in his blood in the late 1960s, he immediately knew something was wrong. Everyone assumed that blood contained just one type of fluoride, a naturally occurring form […]

  • Sulfuryl fluoride: NJ Proposes Changes to Air Quality Modeling and Risk Assessment Procedures

    Excerpts: Risk assessment requirements and procedures are currently in focus in New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has taken a series of recent actions that will update, clarify, and potentially increase the scope of air quality evaluations that must be conducted by permitted facilities. In its Resiliency, Air Toxics and Exemptions […]

  • Superior refinery: Smoke plume from burning asphalt likely was toxic

    At the height of the Husky Energy oil refinery fire Thursday, as a massive plume of smoke billowed into the sky for miles, Superior Mayor Jim Paine was asked by reporters if the air was safe for people. Yes, the mayor said, later repeating his claim. While Paine may have been right that the air […]

  • Uranium Hexafluoride Contamination Class Action Filed

    A class action federal lawsuit has been filed in Metropolis, Illinois, against Honeywell International for uranium hexafluoride (U6). The federal complaint alleges that “Exposure to this radioactive and toxic mixture in the environment through human pathways can cause grave bodily injury and has created a need for a mitigation/abatement program to protect the public from […]

  • Sterlite – here’s proof: The data on how the smelter is likely cause for water pollution

    From court-ordered reports, studies by the TNPCB, Central Pollution Control Board and NGOs, every assessment found evidence of water contamination. On 3 April, 2018, villagers in Kumareddiapuram thwarted attempts by Thoothukudi district officials to dismantle the public handpumps that were yielding yellow-coloured water reportedly contaminated by Sterlite’s copper smelter. The hamlet, which is located within […]

  • Sulfuryl Fluoride. Adverse Effects: Brain

    Sulfuryl fluoride – Fumigant insecticide – CAS No. 2699-79-8 Molecular formula for Sulfuryl Fluoride: Ref: January 23, 2004. Sulfuryl Fluoride; Pesticide Tolerance. 40 CFR Part 180 [OPP-2003-0373; FRL-7342-1]. Final Rule. Federal Register Excerpts from: Table 1.–Subchronic, Chronic, and Other Toxicity Study Guideline Type of Study NOAEL mg/kg/day LOAEL mg/kg/day Based on: None cited 2-Week inhalation […]

  • Davis-Monthan AFB says it let some toxic compounds wash into soil, enter sewers

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base admits it allowed some toxic chemical compounds used for firefighting to wash into the soil and discharged the compounds in diluted form into sewers. But until the base finishes an investigation this fall of its use and disposal of the compounds, D-M officials said they’re not ready to say whether their […]

  • The great smog of 2018

    Natural and man-made factors are well on their way to making the prevalence of cancer a dystopic reality for India. Urgent interventions are needed. Dateline, September 2018: After a heavy monsoon season, which dumped over 4,000 billion cubic millimetres of precipitation, civic authorities were severely stretched with treating flood victims and the increased cases of […]

  • Higher Levels of Fluoride Found To Be Linked With ADHD In Children

    There is overwhelming evidence that the prolonged ingestion of fluoride causes significant damage to health and particularly to the nervous system. According to University of Toronto and York University researchers, higher levels of fluoride during pregnancy have now been linked with more ADHD-like symptoms in school-age children. Fluoride can be toxic by ingesting one part […]

  • The ethics of water fluoridation

    Introduction Water fluoridation is a controversial topic to some people and has, over the decades since its implementation, promoted furious debate, even within the dental profession.  The idea that the dental profession is 100% behind water fluoridation is nonsense, as can be seen by online forums and social media posts.  It is credited by many […]