#Chemicals

A reader suggested this report for weekend reading:  Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals : Threats to Human Health: Pesticides, Plastics, Forever Chemicals, and Beyond. Among the report’s key takeaways: EDCs in the environment may contribute to disorders with hormonal underpinnings such as

If you haven’t been worried about microplastics in your body, perhaps this study will get your attention. Here’s the abstract: Its alarming conclusion: The detection of MPs in penile tissue raises inquiries on the ramifications of environmental pollutants on sexual health. Our research adds

Last week, I ran across three items related to plastics in our food system.  The big issues: waste, pollution, and harmful chemicals. (1) Fortunately, Civil Eats has done all the work and produced this must-read compendium of articles. Of all the issues we cover, one in particular has all of us

pixabay Scientists have discovered 55 chemicals that have never been reported in humans before now, including 42 they classified as “mystery chemicals.” If the possibility of having “mystery chemicals” inside your body doesn’t sound good, it’s because it’s not. The study, conducted by

High marks to the The Wall Street Journal for its story about the externalized costs of agricultural runoff into the Mississippi River. The article is interactive.  Take a look. It traces how agriculture pollutes 2300 miles of the Mississippi river from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. through a