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"Pyrethroids Raise New Concerns"

"Chemicals derived from flowers may sound harmless, but new research raises concerns about compounds synthesized from chrysanthemums that are used in virtually every household pesticide. For at least a decade, pyrethroids have been the insecticide of choice for consumers, replacing organophosphate pesticides, which are far more toxic to people and wildlife. But evidence is mounting that the switch to pyrethroids has brought its own set of new ecological and human health concerns."

Source: EHN, 02/26/2010

"Md. Among States Seeking To Limit BPA"

"As scientific evidence mounts against bisphenol-A, a chemical used in plastic baby bottles, soup cans and other containers, many states -- including Maryland -- are starting to take action to limit the chemical ahead of any federal regulation."

Source: Baltimore Sun, 02/24/2010

BPA Hard To Replace in Food Containers

"Major U.S. foodmakers are quietly investigating how to rid their containers of Bisphenol A, a chemical under scrutiny by federal regulators concerned about links to a range of health problems, including reproductive disorders and cancer."

Source: Wash Post, 02/23/2010

"Authors Attempt 'Death By Rubber Duck'"

Two authors of the book "Slow Death by Rubber Duck" used themselves as subjects in a science experiment about the dangers of chemicals in everyday consumer products.

Monday, February 22, 2010

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"Dow Leak Went Undetected for Nearly 2 Weeks"

"A leak of more than 3,500 pounds of toxic ammonia gas from the Dow Chemical Co. facility in Institute [WV] went undetected for nearly two weeks, company officials disclosed Wednesday."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 02/19/2010

"Report on Marines' Water Omitted Cancer Chemical"

"An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review, an Associated Press review has found."

Source: AP, 02/18/2010

"Oregon Senate Shoots Down Ban on BPA in Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups"

"Oregon's Senate shot down a bill this morning that would have banned a potential endocrine-disrupting chemical from baby bottles and sippy cups, splitting 15-15 on a ban that Washington's Legislature has endorsed with lopsided votes."

Source: Portland Oregonian, 02/17/2010

"Regulator Waffles on Bisphenol A"

"Eight days after chemical industry lobbyists met with Obama administration officials, federal regulators delayed action on including bisphenol A in a new effort to better regulate dangerous chemicals. The move is drawing suspicion, considering how the head of the Environmental Protection Agency had been talking tough in one speech after another last fall about the need to protect the public from such chemicals, particularly BPA."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 02/15/2010

Mackenzie River's Fish Contaminated With Toxics: Scientists

"Scientists studying burbot in the Mackenzie River, one of the country's most pristine rivers, have been surprised to discover that mercury, PCBs and DDT in the fish are rising rapidly, a finding they say is linked to climate change."

Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 02/10/2010

"Weed Killer Atrazine May Be Linked To Birth Defect"

"Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, according to a study presented this past Friday at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago."

Source: Reuters, 02/09/2010

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