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Information Today
June 20, 2011 |
EPA Releases Two New Databases With Chemical Toxicity and Exposure Data The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the release of two databases that make it easier to find data about chemicals.   |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA suspends two studies on children The US Environmental Protection Agency has canceled funding for two studies during which babies and young children would have been exposed to pesticides and other chemicals because of ethical concerns. |
Chemistry World
August 12, 2013
Andy Extance |
US chemical exposure bears income imprint Concentrations of 18 potentially harmful chemicals in US citizens' blood and urine are linked to income: half to being poorer and, surprisingly, half to being richer. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2009
Helen Carmichael |
Chemical pollution gets personal Two Canadian environmentalists have detailed the rise and fall of chemicals in their own bodily fluids after using everyday products. And they were shocked by the results. |
Chemistry World
January 12, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources. |
Information Today
May 3, 2010 |
EPA Releases New Chemical Toxicity Database This database allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals. ToxRefDB captures 30 years and $2 billion of testing results. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2015
Andy Extance |
Endocrine disruptors linked to early menopause Fifteen chemicals that disrupt our endocrine hormonal systems have been linked to earlier menopause among US women. |
Chemistry World
March 11, 2015
Ned Stafford |
State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain. |
Chemistry World
June 14, 2012
Andrew Turley |
ECHA finishes first combo review The European Chemical Agency has for the first time looked at a group of chemicals as a combination when considering risks associated with exposure -- rather than looking at each chemical in isolation. |
Chemistry World
November 14, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Mouse model to assess chemical exposure A genetically diverse mouse model has been created that is capable of predicting a range of human responses to chemical exposures. |
Chemistry World
February 25, 2013
REbecca Trager |
Endocrine disrupting chemicals under fire Common synthetic chemicals suspected of disrupting the hormone system could be responsible for serious health problems, warns a report released by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Environmental Program. |
Chemistry World
February 9, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US on track to phase out most perfluorinated chemicals this year The US Environmental Protection Agency says that the major chemical companies it has partnered with are on track to phase out production of perfluorinated chemicals in America by the end of 2015. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2015
Colacci & Kleinstreuer |
Rethinking risk assessment For the purposes of regulation, the onset of adverse effects is key to determining the level of exposure that presents an unreasonable risk for humans and ecosystems. |
Chemistry World
June 6, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Pre-childbirth solvent exposure raises breast cancer risk The timing of exposure to organic solvents -- such as those found in cleaning products and industrial chemicals -- may affect breast cancer risks in women |
Information Today
March 15, 2012 |
Occupational Health Content Integrated into EBSCO's ExPub Databases Haz-Map is designed to assist professionals seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents in the workplace. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Does chemical regulation boost innovation? According to a report from the Center for International Environmental Law, a US environmental group, tougher chemical regulation has sparked the continuous invention of safer chemicals. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances. |
Chemistry World
November 28, 2012
Laura Howes |
Smartphones as environmental sensors A new project, dubbed Exposomics, intends to monitor personal exposure to pollutants by giving thousands of participants mobile phones equiped with environmental sensors and GPS to log locations. |
AboutSafety
January 15, 2001 |
Preventing Bladder Cancer From Exposure To o-Toluidine And Aniline o-Toluidine and aniline are aromatic amines used as intermediates in making dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and chemicals used in rubber manufacturing. Chronic exposures to them have been implicated in reported cases of bladder cancer in workers. |
Chemistry World
June 23, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
EPA halts its chemical review effort The US Environmental Protection Agency is reevaluating its existing chemicals assessment framework and has suspended its Chemical Assessment and Management Program. |
Information Today
March 7, 2011 |
EBSCO Publishing to Release Chemical Hazard Information Library CHIL brings toxicology, pharmacology, occupational and public health, and chemical hazard information to corporations, government agencies, medical facilities, and academic institutions. |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2013
Laura Howes |
Uproar over chemical exposure advice for pregnant women A report by the UK's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designed for health professionals, has attracted a large amount of media interest for suggesting that pregnant women avoid new furniture, paint fumes and food from cans and plastic containers. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
EPA's chemical evaluation process 'high-risk' The US government's 32-year-old law regulating chemical safety needs a complete overhaul, according to Congress' investigative arm |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2012
James Urquhart |
UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program. |
Salon.com
January 19, 2001
Dawn MacKeen |
What's causing early puberty? New findings point to environmental estrogens... |
Chemistry World
June 1, 2007
Bea Perks |
EU Chemicals Legislation Comes Into Force The European chemicals legislation, Reach, enters into force today, as the new European chemicals agency starts operations in Helsinki. |
Chemistry World
March 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Reform of US chemical safety rules back on The venerable law that governs the US's chemicals policy appears poised to receive a revamp. |
Chemistry World
June 10, 2009
Sean Milmo |
ECHA recommends strict controls for certain chemicals The European Chemicals Agency has recommended that seven chemicals, including plasticizers, flame retardants and a fragrance enhancer cannot stay on the European markets without specific authorization. |
Science News
July 8, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Farm Fresh Pesticides In the U.S., for people who live near croplands, traces of agricultural chemicals can find their way into homes by hitchhiking on windblown dust. This is disturbing for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the link between pesticide exposure and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. |
Chemistry World
June 24, 2013
Mark Peplow |
Fear and loathing The fact is that some chemicals in our environment can cause adverse health effects. That presents people with a huge dilemma: how much evidence is needed before worries about exposure to a particular chemical become rational? |
Scientific American
May 10, 2006
David Biello |
Mixing It Up Harmless levels of chemicals prove toxic when combined. |
Chemistry World
September 7, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
EPA urged to rethink chemical risk evaluation process The US Environmental Protection Agency's process for assessing the risk of human exposure to various chemicals is deeply flawed and actually threatens public health, according to two experts with inside experience. |
AboutSafety
June 21, 2001 |
Findings And Recommendations From Lead Investigations Workers may be at risk of potentially hazardous exposures anywhere lead is present on the job, not just in traditional settings like shipyards and battery making plants. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned. |
Chemistry World
January 26, 2010
Rebecca Renner |
EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes The US Environmental Protection Agency is taking a tougher stance on confidentiality claims that allow firms to prevent the names of chemicals identified as potential health risks being made available to the public. |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
Congress proposes toxic chemical regulation reforms The US Congress launched a much anticipated effort to update the nation's 34-year-old law governing new and already existing toxic chemicals yesterday. |
| AskMen.com |
Pollution: Making Us Stupid Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain. |
Science News
September 23, 2006 |
Science Safari: Tox Town This Web site from the U.S. National Library of Medicine offers an interactive introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks. The site includes many links to additional information and a section for teachers. |
AboutSafety
June 11, 2001 |
Guide To Preventing Hearing Loss Combined exposures to noise and chemicals can cause more hearing loss than exposure to either agent alone. Vibration and extreme heat are also potentially harmful to hearing when combined with noise. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2012
Andrew Turley |
New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers. |
U.S. CPSC
January 31, 2011 |
CDC Review Finds No Link Between Problem Drywall and 11 Reported Deaths The CDC review confirms the results of previous reviews conducted by CPSC into these deaths, which also found no link to problem drywall. |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2011
Yuandi Li |
Firefighters need more protection from chemical fumes Researchers are looking to investigate fire fumes from vehicles, such as hybrid and electric cars, and to use new personal monitors that employ whole air sampling principles to collect gases and vapors to measure even more chemicals. |
Chemistry World
July 22, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Silicone bracelet set to pick-up on chemical exposure The researchers behind the company, including co-founders Steven O'Connell and Kim Anderson, have initiated a Kickstarter online fundraising campaign to develop the wristband, which can currently measure more than 1400 chemicals. |
Chemistry World
August 26, 2011
Andrew Turley |
Chemical activism targets big clothing brands The issue of chemicals used in textile production has come to the fore thanks to a recent campaign by iconic environmental group Greenpeace focusing on nonylphenol ethoxylates. |
Information Today
March 8, 2010 |
EBSCO Acquires Chemical Hazard Resource -- Expert Publishing ExPub databases provide access to millions of documents containing comprehensive human and/or environmental hazard data needed to manage the impact of chemicals in the workplace or on the environment. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2008
Lisa M. Cleveland et al. |
Lead Hazards for Pregnant Women and Children: Part 1 Research has shown that elevated blood lead levels in pregnant women, even those well below 10 micrograms per deciliter can cause miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight, and subsequent developmental delays in their children. |
Nursing
May 2009
Davenport & Myers |
How to Protect Yourself After Body Fluid Exposure Here's how you can minimize the risk of disease transmission if you or a coworker is accidentally exposed to blood or another potentially infectious body fluid. |
Chemistry World
December 9, 2011
Andrew Shore |
Arctic Biting Back Over Mercury Pollution Scientists have investigated the temporal trends of mercury using polar bear teeth. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies test less than 1% of chemicals Less than 1% of the chemicals currently registered for commercial use in the US have undergone testing by government agencies, according to the Center for Effective Government |
