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Rule may allow officials to play role of scientists in toxic chemical regulation
Jun 12, 2009 |
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The Obama administration has promised to end political meddling in scientific decisions, but some critics say the White House has botched an early test of that pledge on a key question of public health: how to assess the ...
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EPA issues list of high volume chemicals
Sep 10, 2007 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first list Monday of high production volume chemicals and their hazards.
Toxic chemicals found in a third of children's toys: study
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A third of the most popular children's toys in the United States this year contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a US consumer group said Wednesday.
Early immune system exposures linked to chronic disease
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Scientists and regulators have a golden opportunity to reduce the health toll from a range of diseases by focusing more attention on identification of environmental factors that can damage the prenatal immune system as well ...
Surprising new health and environmental concerns about tungsten
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Surprising new scientific research is raising concerns about the potential health and environmental hazards of tungsten — a metal used in products ranging from bullets to light bulbs to jewelry — that scientists once thought ...
Think green to reduce nanotech hazards
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 31, 2008 |
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The University of Oregon's Jim Hutchison already holds three patents in the emerging field of nanotechnology as well as leadership roles in organizations that promote the technology's potential in materials ...
New form of destructive terrorist material unlikely, chemists report (w/Video)
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Concerns that terrorists could produce a new and particularly dangerous form of the explosive responsible for airport security screening of passengers’ shoes and restrictions on liquids in ...
New nanotoxicity framework
Oct 21, 2005 |
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For the first time, investigators have a framework for assessing what health risks novel manmade nanomaterials might pose humans, experts told UPI's Nano World. A new report from government, industry and non-profit researchers map ...
Prototype Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives ...
Arsenic in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans
Apr 09, 2007 |
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Pets may not be the only organisms endangered by some food additives. An arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans who eat meat from chickens that are raised on the feed, according to an ...
New study expands the list of hazardous chemicals in smokeless tobacco
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Attention all smokeless tobacco users! It's time to banish the comforting notion that snuff and chewing tobacco are safe because they don't burn and produce inhalable smoke like cigarettes. A study that looked ...
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