Category: chemical exposure

New Studies Link Fluoride to Reduced IQ and ADHD in Children

May 4, 2023
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In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it. Previously: Decades of research have raised concerns about the safety of water fluoridation. In 2006, the National Research Council urged further…

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Why Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped Significantly and How to Recover Yours

March 9, 2023
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The global sperm counts have fallen more than 50 percent in the last 46 years, and the drop is accelerating, according to a recent meta-analysis. The researchers’ recent study is an update of their influential 2017 study, including data collection of an additional seven years and from regions not reviewed previously. The study found that the decline rate…

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Protecting Yourself and Your Loved-Ones in the Face of a Chemical Disaster

February 17, 2023
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The Ohio train derailment on February 3 highlights an essential fact of modern life that we all need to be prepared for: Our world runs, in large part, on toxic chemicals and we will inevitably be exposed to, either through the intentional use of everyday products, or accidental exposures like the train that was carrying…

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Hydroponic Australian Native Plants Found to Pull ‘Indestructible’ Chemical Contaminants From Water

May 3, 2022
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Research led by the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found that the “indestructible” per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may actually be removed from water by native hydroponic plants and may serve as a strategy to remediate PFAS water. “PFASs are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down, instead of accumulating in…

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