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Categories: Chemical Industry, Publications, Regulation - Wednesday Apr 30, 2008 08:29Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System. GAO-08-440, March 7.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-440
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08440high.pdf
Toxic Chemicals: EPA’s New Assessment Process Will Increase Challenges EPA Faces in Evaluating and Regulating Chemicals, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. GAO-08-743T, April 29.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-743T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08743thigh.pdf
Polluted Pets: High Levels of Toxic Industrial Chemicals Contaminate Cats And Dogs
Categories: Environmental Health, Publications - Tuesday Apr 29, 2008 09:50Via Docuticker.
Polluted Pets: High Levels of Toxic Industrial Chemicals Contaminate Cats And Dogs
Source: Environmental Working GroupThey are trying their best to warn us.
In the first study of its kind, Environmental Working Group found that American pets are polluted with even higher levels of many of the same synthetic industrial chemicals that researchers have recently found in people, including newborns.
The results show that America’s pets are serving as involuntary sentinels of the widespread chemical contamination that scientists increasingly link to a growing array of health problems across a wide range of animals?wild, domesticated and human.
Since You Asked - Bisphenol A
Categories: Environmental Health, Plastics, Publications - Tuesday Apr 29, 2008 09:49Via Docuticker.
Since You Asked - Bisphenol A
Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH)+ What is BPA?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical produced in large quantities for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.
+ Where is bisphenol A found?
Polycarbonate plastics have many applications including use in certain food and drink packaging, e.g., water and infant bottles, compact discs, impact-resistant safety equipment, and medical devices. Epoxy resins are used as lacquers to coat metal products such as food cans, bottle tops, and water supply pipes. Some polymers used in dental sealants or composites contain bisphenol A-derived materials. In 2004, the estimated production of bisphenol A in the United States was approximately 2.3 billion pounds, most of which was used in polycarbonate plastics and resins.
Grading the green mags
Categories: Green Lifestyle, Publications - Monday Apr 28, 2008 03:11Read the full story in Plenty Magazine.
‘Tis the season for magazines to put out their green issues, and it seems like this April there are more green issues than ever before. After scanning the newsstand, we selected six publications that appeal to a range of people–music hounds, new moms, fashionistas, and more. Here’s our take on which issues are worth reading, and which greenwashed* mags are better off going directly into the recycling bin.