Baby bottles leaching chemical, study finds
A new report is warning about the dangers of popular plastic baby bottle brands sold in Canada, noting that
when heated, the bottles can release potentially harmful chemicals.
The study, commissioned by the Canadian group Environmental Defence, found that the bottles ooze bisphenol A (BPA) into the beverage inside in
levels that surprised even the researchers.
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Bootlegged Federal Report Spells Trouble for 8 States
The investigative group Center for Public Integrity this morning posted bootlegged portions of what appears to be a disturbing—and purportedly suppressed—government report about environmental contamination across the Great Lakes region. Six years in the making, the report assesses evidence of health-threatening contamination in 26 "areas of concern" covering parts of eight states, and it links contamination in many of those areas to high rates of infant mortality, other infant health problems,
and adult malignancies, including breast, colon, and lung cancers. (read more)
Zeolite Canada expanding
I have had many people write or email me asking where can we get "liquid Zeolite" in Ontario. Now the Zeolite Ontario website is live and hopefully addresses any questions. Zeolite Ontario is an affiliate of Zeolite Canada, alongside of Zeolite Quebec.
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U.S. and Vietnam take steps to contain Agent Orange contamination at old U.S. air base
HANOI, Vietnam: More than three decades after the Vietnam War, the United States and Vietnam have just completed temporary steps to contain dioxin contamination at a former U.S. air base in Danang.
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