How Do Agricultural Inputs Affect Rivers, Lakes and the Ocean?
Algae blooms and the poisoning of aquatic life are just a few of the problems associated with our overuse of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer on our farms and in our backyards.
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Keeping Kids Safe From Environmental Hazards
Kids are affected by the same environmental hazards as adults, only they’re more vulnerable given the fact that their bodies are still developing…
Triclosan & Antibacterial Soaps: Bad for Our Health and the Environment?
Antibacterial soaps & other products with triclosan are under fire for not being effective while causing health & environmental problems…
What environmental factors are contributing to the autism epidemic? Exposure to air pollution in utero definitively linked...
A 2014 study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found a strong link between autism and in utero exposure to air pollution…
Could Common Household Chemicals Cause Obesity? Obesogens might just be making us fatter
A growing number of researchers believe that certain chemicals collectively known as “obesogens” — including some pharmaceuticals (especially antidepressants), nicotine, and perhaps most worrisome, many household cleaning products and air fresheners…