Toxicology & Exposures

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (535+ words) According to officials, the village's water system found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some homes or buildings. Anyone whose home or building was tested should receive or may have already received these results. 20 samples were collected between…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (714+ words) Known as “forever chemicals” because they resist breaking down and can accumulate in the body over time, PFAS are used in a host of products and equipment such as firefighting foam, weapons systems and textiles in military settings and food…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (13+ words) Trending Now Sustainable Construction...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (126+ words) Plastic leaves its traces in unexpected places — like your dentist’s office Miami Herald Replacing a filling or shaving down a crown is a routine part of dental care. But those procedures can also send plastic particles down the drain — waste…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (380+ words) The study found that higher levels of DEHP detected in mothers’ urine during pregnancy were associated with epigenetic changes in more than 500 genes in umbilical cord blood, as well as behavioral outcomes in children at ages two and four. DEHP…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1710+ words) Why it matters: Here are five lead-contaminated sites across L.A. County that illustrate just how pervasive and intractable this problem can be, how costly it is to clean up, and how surprising some of the sources are. The backstory: Among the…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (529+ words) If you use tampons during your period, it's important to know how to use them safely, and to understand how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration evaluates their safety and effectiveness. Tampons are absorbent products that you insert into your vagina…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (405+ words) BREAKING: Hayden Panettiere died after taking pill laced with fentanyl Researchers at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) Kwara State have warned that particles released from cast-iron grinding discs during milling could enter commonly consumed food and pose long-term health risks....

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (305+ words) Young US military veterans have higher concentrations of potentially harmful synthetic chemicals known as PFAS in their blood than civilians of the same age, according to a Brown University-led study. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are used in numerous industrial and…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (295+ words) Archbishop Sherrington also expresses his gratitude to disability rights groups and legal and healthcare professionals for raising a collective voice to uphold “the dignity and sanctity of every life.” We are pleased that MPs have voted to oppose the passage…...