Silent danger: researchers tackle chemicals that threaten health and fertility
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere – from plastics to cosmetics – silently affecting our reproductive health. EU-funded researchers are shedding light...
Chemicals
Environmental and Health Groups Welcome “Toxic” Designation of Forever Chemicals
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ECOJUSTICE, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND BREAST CANCER ACTION QUEBEC Toronto |...
Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals | Children’s health
Children are suffering and dying from diseases that emerging scientific research has linked to chemical exposures, findings that require urgent...
A new framework for assessing the impact of chemicals on child health
Nations must start testing and regulating chemicals and chemical products as closely as the current systems that safeguard prescription drugs...
Environmental Factor – December 2024: Diet, lifestyle, and PFAS: Abby Fleisch tackles ‘forever chemicals’
Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent...
New Study Finds Alarming Rise in Persistent ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticides
WASHINGTON— A peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has found that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...
Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk | PFAS
Hikers may be inadvertently damaging the environment and risking their own health by wearing clothes made waterproof with “forever chemicals”,...
Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals
In everyday life, people in Canada are exposed to a variety of naturally occurring and human-made chemicals. Human biomonitoring provides...
What are PFAS? ‘Forever chemicals’ are common and dangerous.
PFAS have been making headlines again this month after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced newly established regulations limiting the...
