The EPA recently set new limits on the toxic chemicals used to make everything from nonstick pans to firefighting foam. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.
Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child developmentRapidly rising levels of TFA, a class of “forever chemical” thought to damage fertility and child development, are being found in drinking water, blood and rain, causing alarm among experts.TFA, or trifluoroacetic acid, is a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), a group of human-made chemicals used widely in consumer products that do not break down for thousands of years. Many...
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances, meaning those responsible for releasing them will have to pay to clean up contamination.
Does vaping put teenagers at risk of toxic heavy metal exposure? New research says maybe.Vaping is popular among teens, with the Food and Drug Administration reporting that roughly 1 in 7 American high school students were using e-cigarettes as of 2022. This equates to 2.14 million young people nationwide."E-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco products among U.S. adolescents since 2014, and youth e-cigarette use continues to be a public health concern," Daisy Dai, a professor of...
Circumstantial evidence points to climate change as worsening the deadly deluge that just flooded Dubai and other parts of the Persian Gulf, but scientists didn’t discover the definitive fingerprints of greenhouse gas-triggered warming they have seen in other extreme weather events, a new report found. Between 10% and 40% more rain fell in just one day last week — killing at least two dozen people in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and parts of Saudi Arabia — than it would have in a world...
19th-century books with green covers contain worrying levels of arsenic, prompting some libraries to remove them from the shelves. Arsenic was combined with copper to create the vivid green.
Frequent vapers also had higher levels of uranium in their urine
Logan Paul and Prime are facing two class-action lawsuits that allege that the company is misrepresenting caffeine levels and the usage of PFAS in its packaging. Here's how Paul responded.
From school run to home office to walking the dog to pounding the treadmill, many of us are spending all day in clothes once reserved for exercise only.
“Forever chemicals” can be found in everyday items, from non-stick cookware to waterproof mascara to tap water.
“Forever chemicals” can be found in everyday items, from non-stick cookware to waterproof mascara to tap water.
TORONTO, (IANS) – Dinosaurs like T. rex, previously thought to be smart, were not as intelligent as monkeys, a study revealed on April 29. A study, published last year, claimed that dinosaurs like T. rex had an exceptionally high number of neurons, which could directly […]