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Tag Archives: BPA
PFAS and other forever chemicals are an existential threat
Source: Byrd J (2022) What is PFAs in Drinking Water? Water filter Guru. Preface. PFAS are a class of about 15,000 chemicals often used to make products resistant to water, stains and heat. The compounds are ubiquitous, and linked at … Continue reading
Posted in Chemical Pollution, Chemicals, Polycrisis
Tagged Arlene Blum, BPA, flame retardant, forever chemicals, overshoot, PFA, PFAS
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Toxic chemicals threaten health, reproduction, cause cancer, diabetes
Preface. This post could have thousands more entries, but devoting energyskeptic to the tens of thousands of chemicals that are legally polluting our environment would be a full-time job. However scary the transition from fossils back to wood world may … Continue reading
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Tagged bisphenol A, BPA, CFC, chemicals, EDC, endocrine disrupting chemicals, existential threat, health, phthalates, pollution, reproduction
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