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Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products 'Enter the Human Body' via Touch
19 Apr 2024 13:27 GMT
… skin.
These flame-retardant chemicals, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are found on many … , these potentially cancer-causing chemicals can be absorbed through the … containing PBDEs contributes to the human body burdens of these toxic chemicals …
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Toxic fireproof chemicals can be absorbed through touch, 3D-printed skin model shows
18 Apr 2024 19:16 GMT
… sucks up more of the chemicals—polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)—than dry skin when microplastics … containing PBDEs contributes to the human body burdens of these toxic chemicals … mixes of PBDEs, they're still an environmental risk.
Chemicals added …
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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers Exposure may Increase Cancer Mortality Risk: JAMA
03 Apr 2024 04:06 GMT
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) is widely recognized for … ; Bao, W. (2024). Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of All-Cause …
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Flame retardant chemicals linked to increased risk of cancer-related death
11 Apr 2024 07:20 GMT
… exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a group of dangerous chemicals commonly used … health implications. Although PBDEs are mostly banned today … health outcomes of PBDE exposure and call … regulations, leading to reduced PBDE exposure levels.
Liu, …
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Bird Population Faces 'Long-Term Consequences' From Everyday Chemicals
10 Apr 2024 12:58 GMT
… ; Technology found that these harmful chemicals—which are being phased out … found in the eggs was polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).
The production of this type … them out. However, concentrations of PBDE did not decline in the …
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Peregrine falcons suffer long-term harm from chemicals in consumer products
09 Apr 2024 15:20 GMT
… 2016.
The researchers found that polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were not only the most … .
While the production of major PBDE mixtures ceased in North America … old and new flame retardant chemicals.
This widespread contamination highlights the …
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A Banned Chemical That Is Still Causing Cancer
01 Apr 2024 21:41 GMT
… case, the chemical — or, really, a group of chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) — are … these chemicals are toxic. To date, the toxicity data for PBDEs … Examination Survey (NHANES).
Researchers measured PBDE levels in blood samples from …
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Fireproof chemicals in your smartphone may QUADRUPLE risk of dying from cancer, study suggests
01 Apr 2024 15:28 GMT
… fatal cancer, a study suggests.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been in use since … paper: 'As [hormone]-disrupting chemicals, PBDEs and their metabolites can bind … to examine the link between PBDE exposure and the risk of …
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Household chemicals may increase risk of neurological conditions like…
28 Mar 2024 14:49 GMT
… that some common environmental chemicals damage vital brain cells … that exposure to these chemicals could lead to neurodevelopmental … Hence, studying how environmental chemicals regulate these cells is … earlier classes of chemicals (e.g. PBDEs). While the study …
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Plastic chemicals are inescapable—and they’re messing with our hormones
25 Mar 2024 13:41 GMT
… “endocrine-disrupting chemicals,” or EDCs. These chemicals, released at every … the body that secrete chemical messengers called hormones. … ethers, benzotriazoles, and PBDEs, all of which are … “regulate” hazardous plastic chemicals, rather than eliminate them …