Recent News Are everywhere chemicals contributing to lifestyle diseases? 30 Jan 2020December 29, 2021 Featured image: Some phthalates have been banned in children’s toys like these. Image source: Wikimedia commons This post was originally published in Envirobites Article: Radke EG, Galizia A, Thayer KA, Cooper…
Recent News Forever Chemicals: What’s going on 27 Sep 2019December 29, 2021 Featured image: Australian Department of Defence This post was originally published in Envirobites Kirk M, Smurthwaite K, Bräunig J, Trevenar S, D’Este C, Lucas R, Lal A, Korda R,Clements A,…
Recent News How climate change can alter the toxicity of chemicals 10 Jan 2019November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in Envirobites Introduction We know climate change can affect our health in a multitude of ways— like by increasing rates of many diseases and temperature-related…
Recent News Can your pet’s pest control product harm you? 2 Dec 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: A dog is being treated with a flea and tick powder (CDC Public Health Image Library) This post was originally published in Envirobites If you have put a…
Recent News At risk from atrazine? 2 Oct 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: Atrazine use in the United States in 2016. Photo taken from U.S. Geological Survey website This post was originally published in Envirobites Atrazine is one of the most…
Recent News The science behind the pesticide that was almost banned 5 Sep 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: The group which conducted the prenatal chlorpyrifos exposure study. This study was central to EPA’s assessment on chlorpyrifos risks to humans. Photo source: Columbia Center for Children's Environmental…
Recent News The environmental impact of the world’s most famous weed killer 11 May 2018December 29, 2021 This post was originally published in Envirobites Weed killers are sprayed (see figures 1 and 2) to control land weeds on agricultural fields, residential lawns and golf courses. They are…
Basics of Toxicology Major environmental pollutants 21 Jan 2018December 11, 2021 Feature image: Smogs due to air pollutants were more common in the U.S. prior to passage of environmental laws (Photo source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) I use the…
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