Mothers’ Milk Positive for Chemicals Causing Birth Defects
Despite chemical exposure, breastfeeding still offers important advantages for infants
In the 20th century, scientists developed a group of complex, manmade chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In the past decade, researchers have found these chemicals contaminating drinking water and the environment. Current research measures them at alarming rates in breast milk.
The properties of these substances include oil and water repellency, temperature resistance, and friction reduction. Experts estimate there may be up to 10,000 of these forever chemicals, the full effects of which aren’t yet known.
The most widely recognized PFAS are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), both associated with kidney and testicular cancers. This family of chemicals is also linked to endocrine disruption and a host of other problems in people who live in communities that have heavily contam
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Gallatin County Commission and Bozeman City commission will meet in two separate regular meetings on Tuesday to discuss and approve the next Gallatin City-County Health Officer.
“I think that it is pretty important for the community. It’s pretty important for the city and county governments, as well, having somebody in that position that we trust and that has good professional strengths,” MacFarlane says.
John De Friel, the owner and CEO of Central Coast Agriculture, illegally ran highly-polluting diesel generators as a primary source of power at both of his cannabis operations on Santa Rosa Road west of Buellton, beginning as far back as February, 2020, the county Air Pollution Control District has found.
Henry County Health Department
The Environmental Health Division of the Henry and Stark County Health Department is reminding residents that the wet and warm Spring weather can mean an increase in the local mosquito population.
The Culex mosquito is the most common vector of West Nile Virus and other viral illnesses, according to the department s Environmental Health Services. The Culex mosquito relies mostly on artificial containers for breeding sites. An artificial container is anything that will hold water more than 4 to 5 days. Enormous numbers of mosquitoes are produced day after day in such containers.
The Health Department offers the following information for how to decrease mosquito breeding sites and the potential health risks associated with mosquito bites.