Tampons sold under various popular brands may contain toxic metals such as arsenic and lead, according to a recent study out of the University of Berkeley in California. The study, published in the latest volume of Environmental International, found that all 30 tampons tested from 14 brands — including organic tampons — contained lead, with … Read more
President Joe Biden understands the devastating risks of toxic chemicals. “It’s personal,” he said in August 2022, before signing into law a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during deployments overseas. “Toxic smoke, thick with poison, spreading through the air and into the lungs of our troops,” Biden … Read more
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Ukraine accused Russia on Friday of using toxic chemicals in more than 200 attacks on the battlefield in January alone, a sharp increase in what it said were recorded instances of their use by Russian forces since they invaded two years ago. Russia has denied allegations of using chemical weapons in Ukraine and has accused … Read more
As 2023 drew to a close, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out a news release highlighting actions it had taken throughout the year that “showcase unprecedented efforts to protect human health and the environment.” On the list of accomplishments was the agency’s response to the chemical disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, that stemmed from a … Read more
Shortly after entering the field of public health in the early 1970s, Stephen Lester learned there was one thing he should steer clear of studying: how exposure to multiple chemicals at once might be devastating human health. It was nearly impossible to secure government grant money for mixture studies, due to monumental hurdles in interpreting … Read more