“NSF/ANSI 401: Emerging Compounds NSF/ANSI 401 addresses the ability of a water treatment device to remove up to 15 individual contaminants (listed below), which have been identified in published studies as occurring in drinking water. While not a public health issue, the contaminants covered in NSF/ANSI 401 have been detected in drinking water supplies at… Read more
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2010/2010-11-29-094.html Being Too Clean Can Make Young People Sick ANN ARBOR, Michigan, November 29, 2010 (ENS) – Age seems to matter when it comes to the health effects of environmental toxicants. Young people who are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and exposure to higher levels of bisphenol A among adults… Read more
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?5180 What do breast milk, food cans, microwave popcorn, and fast-food French fry boxes have in common with meat, fish and dairy products? They’re all avenues of human ingestion of potentially harmful chemicals associated with everyday plastics. Although the jury is still out on what levels of exposure are unsafe, it is indisputable that we… Read more
