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Preterm births linked to ‘hormone disruptor’ chemicals may cost United States billions

February 10, 2024 by Captain Organic Planet

Daily exposure to chemicals used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics may be tied to nearly 56,600 preterm births in the U.S. in 2018, a new study shows. The resulting medical costs, the authors of the report say, were estimated to reach a minimum of $1.6 billion and as much as […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: baby, hormone disruptors, phthalates, toxins

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in menstrual products

December 16, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

The average menstruator will use over 11,000 tampons or sanitary pads in their lifetime. Vaginal and vulvar tissue that touch pads and tampons is highly permeable. Through this permeable tissue chemicals are absorbed without being metabolized, which makes endocrine-disrupting chemicals potentially dangerous when found in menstrual products. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can interfere with human hormones and […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: chemicals, endocrine, endocrine disruptors, health, parabens, phthalates, sanitary pads, tampons, women

Nine out of ten had eight different plasticizers in their urine, study reveals

February 10, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A number of different chemicals from food, cosmetics, shampoo and skin care products pass through our bodies daily, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health finds. Further analysis is needed to determine the potential health risk. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health have in their EuroMix-study analysed urine from 44 men and 100 women aged 18 […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Bisphenol, glass, parabens, phthalates, plasticizers, urine

Phthalates may impair fertility in female mice

February 7, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

A phthalate found in many plastic and personal care products may decrease fertility in female mice, a new study found. Researchers at the University of Illinois found that giving female mice oral doses of the phthalate DiNP for 10 days disrupted their reproductive cycles, decreasing their ability to become pregnant for up to nine months […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: chemicals, cosmetics, phthalates, plastic

Hair products for Black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients

January 22, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

First study to measure range of hormone disrupting chemicals in products used by Black women A new report published in the journal Environmental Research shows that Black women are potentially exposed to dozens of hazardous chemicals through the hair products they use. The study, by scientists at Silent Spring Institute, is the first to measure concentrations of endocrine-disrupting […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: endocrine, endocrine disruptors, hair, hair products, parabens, phthalates, toxic chemicals, women

Plastic Toothbrush Toxins Could Be Dangerous

February 11, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

Toothbrushes are among those products that contain PVC plastics and are used several times a day by people all around the world. Therefore, if toothbrushes contain a significant amount of phthalate, they could be very dangerous and harmful. Phthalates are chemicals found in everyday products and PVC plastics, mainly because of their ability to enhance […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: dental, phthalates, plastic, PVC, teeth, toothbrush

Phthalate compounds contaminating your glass of wine?

February 9, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

We all know what risks our favourite wines and spirits pose to our health but now scientists reveal that the packaging of these drinks may be just as damaging. Is it time to leave that extra bottle of red on the supermarket shelf? Phthalate compounds are extremely widespread in our environment and are present in […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: additive, chemical, container, drink, drinks, environment, Food, phthalates, phythate, plastic, wine

Harmful Chemicals In Your Garden Hose

May 10, 2013 by Captain Organic Planet

It is not safe to drink from a garden hose. Many garden hoses are made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that often uses lead as a stabilizer. The brass fitting on the ends of the hose are also likely to contain lead.  And water left standing in the hose can absorb worrisome amounts of lead and […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bpa, garden, hose, lead, phthalates, PVC, water

Cancer-Causing Products In The Average Home

February 17, 2013 by Captain Organic Planet

Cancer remains to be at the top of the list of the most common causes of fatalities. This fatal disease can affect anyone. Could you be using, or even consuming, cancer-causing chemicals? And there are everyday items that increase the risk of cancer. These products contain a wide-range of carcinogenic and other toxic ingredients and […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: alcohol, antiperspirant, cell phone, chemicals, cookware, cosmetics, garden, health, juice, lawn, meat, paint, phone, phthalates, plastic, product, products, radon, soda, soft drink, talc powder

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