US bans most uses of a deadly chemical in paint thinners
Methylene chloride can suffocate users in confined areas and cause liver, lung, breast, brain and other cancers.
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Methylene chloride can suffocate users in confined areas and cause liver, lung, breast, brain and other cancers.
Critics of the ban say it is unworkable and could cost the state major employers if enforced as is.
The International Bottled Water Association claimed that nano and microplastics in bottled water won't harm consumers and studies using analytical tools shouldn't be published.
<p><a href="https://www.endocrine.org/topics/edc" target="_blank">Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)</a> in plastics pose a serious threat to public health and cost the U.S. an estimated $250 billion in increased health care costs in 2018, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.</p>
The ubiquitous use of plastics, and the resulting disease burden from exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemicals they contain, costs US society almost $250 billion a year.