By Harriet Blake
The EPA has issued a list of pesticides that will be screened for possibly disrupting the human, as well as animal, endocrine system. The list, released Wednesday, focuses on “endocrine disruptors” which are chemicals that can negatively impact hormones produced by the endocrine system. The system regulates all biological processes in the body – specifically, growth, metabolism and reproduction.
“Gathering this information,” said EPA Adminstrator Lisa P. Jackson, “will help us work with communities and industry to protect Americans from harmful exposure. Endocrine disruptors can cause lifelong health problems, especially for children.”
The endocrine, or hormone, system is found in all mammals, birds and fish. It is made up of glands, hormones that are produced by the glands and receptors in different organs that respond to the hormones.
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Beauty at what cost?
By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
That old saw “Beauty at all costs” got flipped on it’s perfectly coiffed head at a salon convention in Chicago where some 60,000 beauty professionals gathered over the weekend at America’s Beauty Show. There, some organizers took a moment to ask “Beauty at what cost?”
The question broadly encompassed the economic concerns of salon workers, and also worries about the environmental risks of acute and chronic exposure to the chemicals in beauty products.
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Tags: · aerosols, America's Beauty Show, Beauty Products, bleach, hair dye, phthalates, Samuel Epstein, Toxic Beauty, Toxins
California Considers Banning PFOAs
August 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By Harriet Blake
What started out as a practical way to keep food from sticking to pans and paper, may not be so great for our health. PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, is a synthetic (man-made) chemical that is used to coat Teflon cookware as well as the packaging of many fast-food products, including pizza [...]
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Tags: · Packaging, PFOA, Toxins
