Environmental Chemicals

a sub topic of Public Health

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  1. Lifestyle Factors May Alter Genetic Traits, Study Finds

    A new scientific study appearing in this week's issue of the journal Nature is challenging familiar ideas about genetic inheritance.

    from SHEBA on 28 October 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  2. US EPA Heavily Reliant on Industry Studies in Deciding Atrazine Safety

    HP invesitgative team looks at the US EPA's reliance on industry studies for deciding safety of atrazine. The lessons seem broader and statements from the EPA such as "[industry studies are] scientifically more robust than are the studies generated by people in academia" indicate their confidence in peer-review.

    from SHEBA on 14 July 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  3. First measure of flame retardants in dust from U.K. daycares shows surprisingly high levels

    Children are likely receiving significant exposure to toxic flame retardant chemicals and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in daycare centers and schoolrooms in the United Kingdom, finds a study that used a computer model and dust measurements to predict higher-than-expected exposures and raises health concerns.

    from SHEBA on 14 July 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  4. Tobacco's Influence on the EU Treaty and Its Implications for Policy

    In this study, the researchers sought to identify how and why the EU's approach to Impact Assessment developed, that it had been influenced by British American Tobacco in its favour, and that IA is not a reliable tool for protecting health over economic interests.

    from SHEBA on 14 July 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. Outdoor gear is ‘environmentally toxic’, finds report

    The Scottish Herald describes a new report heavily criticising the environmental performance of outdoor clothing companies, with garments producing (among other problems) large quantities of toxic waste products.

    from SHEBA on 14 July 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this