Articles in Toxic substances
Gulf Oil Spill Damages Continuing
At National Resource Damage Assessment meetings along the Gulf Coast, residents and business owners are voicing their concerns over the continued devastation of the environment from the BP oil spill, reported Courthouse News on March 30, 2011.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Claims Lives of Five Persons in Florida
Five young men likely died due to carbon monoxide from a car they left running in a garage under their South Florida motel room.
New York Woman Files Suit Charging Butter Flavoring Chemical Diacetyl Led to Serious Lung Injury
The lawsuit charges that Ms. Mercado sustained a severe lung disease after consuming microwave popcorn containing the butter flavoring chemical diacetyl. The chemical is used for the aroma and taste in butter, some cheeses and snack and bakery products.
New York Times: The Coal Ash Case & New National Standards
On January 20, 2010, the New York Times ran a strong editorial on the late 2008 Coal Ash Spill in eastern Tennessee criticising the closed-door nature of resulting talks to create new national standards for the disposal of coal ash
Outlawed chemicals, lead still a worry in kids’ toys
Despite a new law that bans six chemicals from children’s products and lowers the amount of lead allowed, a public interest group has found a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead
Cigarette smoke contains bacteria, human pathogens
Cigarettes contain hundreds of different strains of bacteria, which means smokers are inhaling live bacteria into their lungs, which could be one reason why they contract so many infections and chronic diseases
OSHA issues record $87.4 million fine against British Petroleum
British Oil company “has allowed hundreds of potential hazards to continue unabated” at a Texas refinery four years after a fatal explosion”
Exxon Found Liable for Fouling New York City Water
Bloomberg News reports that Exxon Mobil Corp. has been ordered to pay $104.7 million in damages after a jury found the company liable for poisoning New York City water wells with a gasoline additive meant to improve air quality.
Plastic bisphenol A linked to female aggression
A new study that adds to the growing concern that prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A could harm children’s development.
