Assessing Human Exposure to Key Chemical Carcinogens: Diagnostic Approaches and Interpretation by Vladan Radosavljevic, 2024
This book introduces an effective, affordable, non-invasive, and quick method to detect exposure to dangerous chemical carcinogens, which cause life-threatening conditions like cardiovascular, endocrine, neurological, hematological, dermatological, and malignant diseases.
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#oncology
#cancer
#carcinogens
#Springer
Mattresses offgasing toxic chemicals, which we breathe as we sleep. "Some chemicals found are carcinogens and some can cause neurobehavioural effects, affecting symptoms of ADHD and obsessivecompulsive disorder. In total, researchers found 21 semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) in four classes (orthophthalates, organophosphate esters, benzophenones and salicylates) throughout the tested mattresses." #chemicals #carcinogens #Flameretardants #toxic #ADHD https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/its-going-into-the-air-and-its-going-into-us-university-of-toronto-study-finds/article_892679ed-0b4e-43ea-8464-781b64d65aa7.html#:~:text=Five%20mattresses%20had%20one%20to,%2Dcompulsive%20disorder%2C%20said%20Diamond.
Bayer’s Effort to Block Roundup Lawsuits Kicks Into High Gear
https://civileats.com/2025/04/08/bayers-effort-to-block-roundup-lawsuits-kicks-into-high-gear/#top
‘Oil & gas companies operating in #Colorado have submitted 100s of environmental impact reports with “falsified”…data since 2021… Across the #US, cash-strapped state #regulators have long outsourced #environmental analysis to #fossilFuel companies, who self-report their…impacts… It is not uncommon for hired consultants to misreport numbers in a way that benefits their clients in the fossil fuel industry…’ | Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/colorado-oil-gas-false-environmental-impact-reports #Chevron #Oxy #pollution #carcinogens #bizHumanRights
When he tells people that bacon is carcinogenic.🤔
(Dr Alan Desmond)
EU Commission maladministration on chemical rules endangers health https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/eu-commission-maladministration-on-chemical-rules-endangers-health/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #carcinogens #chemical #Chemicals #mutagens #REACH
It is Breast Cancer Industry Awareness Month. Many products that bear a #pink ribbon are themselves harmful because they contain known or suspected #carcinogens. Pink label products are #PinkWashing. They may be #toxic in production, transport, use, or disposal. #BreastCancer, #toxicExposures
Savvy consumers may watch out for certain problem ingredients in their foods and household chemicals. There are many in US products that are banned in other regions like the EU or countries like Japan. However we know from hormone influencing chemicals like BPA its not just ingredients that are a problem.
According to this article there's nearly 200 carcinogens to be found in some food packaging. And that's only considering #BreastCancer
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/24/health/breast-cancer-food-storage-chemicals/index.html
Cancer risk from pesticides 'incorrectly' estimated for decades
#glyphosate #carcinogens #statistics #monsanto #bayer #pesticides
https://www-bnnvara-nl.translate.goog/zembla/artikelen/kankerrisico-door-pesticiden-decennialang-verkeerd-ingeschat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
ht @BrabantsBurgerplatform
And how did we get to this point? Believe it or not, it started with coming up with a substitute for #ivory...
The plastic paradox: How plastics went from elephant saviors to #EcoVillains
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
by Ross Pomeroy
January 23, 2024
"It was 1869, and something needed to be done.
"With the price of ivory skyrocketing, billiard ball manufacturers were scrambling for an alternative. The prized material derived from elephant tusks was being used to craft such things as knife handles, piano keys, dice, dominoes, chessmen, and yes, billiard balls. Now, with #elephants growing scarce from overhunting, the wonder material was becoming difficult to procure and unreasonably expensive. After all, one tusk would yield just four or five balls. Leading pool table manufacturer Phelan and Collender offered $10,000 ($225,000 today) to any inventor who could discover a replacement for ivory.
"Albany inventor John Wesley Hyatt answered the call, molding together camphor, nitrocellulose, and alcohol under extreme pressure. His concoction, called celluloid, was one of the first synthetic plastics. While Hyatt’s creation proved an unwieldy material for billiard balls — insufficiently durable and mildly explosive when struck — it inspired others to formulate something better. A few decades later, American chemist Leo Baekeland came up with the petroleum-derived Bakelite. It became the first commercially successful synthetic plastic, and very likely saved elephants from #extinction."
[The article goes on to mention how #plastics and #PFAS are interconnected...]
"According to the authors of the report, plastic additives may be the most pernicious. These substances augment plastics to make them more useful to consumers: stronger, more pliable, less #flammable, non-stick, etc. However, large observational studies and research in lab animals indicate they are harming human health.
"The substances could be increasing cancer rates, reducing birth weights, inhibiting antibody responses to vaccines, raising blood pressure, and contributing to infertility. These compounds include polybrominated diphenyl ethers (#PBDE), phthalates, bisphenol A (#BPA), and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS).
"Philip J. Landrigan, a professor, pediatrician, and Director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College, is the lead author of the Minderoo-Monaco Commission report. He spoke with Big Think about the potential harms of plastic additives.
"Landrigan was a pediatrician during the 1970s, when lead in gasoline, paints, and toys was secretly poisoning children. He says chemicals leaching from plastics constitute a similar threat: As they’re not chemically bound to the plastic matrix, they can easily escape into the environment. #PBDEs, added as #FlameRetardants in furniture and other products, have been found in house dust and are neurotoxic, he says.
“The thousands of chemicals in plastics — #monomers, additives, processing agents, and non-intentionally added substances — include amongst their number known human #carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, #neurotoxicants, and persistent organic #pollutants,' Landrigan and his fellow authors wrote in the report.
"Given these negative effects, it may seem as if plastic is a fire-breathing dragon. While it began as an ally, it has now turned against us. If we don’t get the dragon back under control, it could spell our downfall.
"To respond to threats from plastics, the experts on the Minderoo-Monaco Commission called for a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty comparable to the Paris Climate Agreement to combat climate change. As part of the treaty, they insist that a 'cap on global plastic production with targets, timetables, and national contributions' is needed. Global plastic use is estimated to nearly triple by 2060."
Read more:
https://bigthink.com/the-present/plastics-costs-benefits-paradox/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
#Crapitalism #BanPlastics
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #PlasticRain
WHO agency says talc is ‘probably’ cancer-causing…
The World Health Organization's cancer agency has classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun... Medical Xpress #WHO #talc #carcinogens #health #medicalnews #oncology #cancer
“ … the plastics industry comprises at least 16,000 chemicals in its various products, more than a quarter of which have been deemed hazardous to human health and the environment. Added chemicals can include highly toxic compounds like #carcinogens, #endocrine disruptors and #neurotoxicants, or chemicals with reproductive effects, such as BPAs, #phthalates, #bisphenols and per- and poly-flouroalkyl substances (#PFAS). “
How Safe Is Your Scented #Shampoo? Finding Out Can Be Hard
Data collected by the #California Department of #PublicHealth showed 108 potentially harmful substances listed as #fragrance ingredients in everyday products ranging from face wash to #conditioner, a Bloomberg analysis of database entries as of Feb. 6 found. Some of the compounds are identified as potential #carcinogens by authorities such as the #WHO.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-health-fragrance-ingredients-personal-care-products/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxMjk1NDU3NywiZXhwIjoxNzEzNTU5Mzc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQlRRRzdUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzRDhGMEEzMTc2MDc0NUM5OTg4NkFCNzA1NDk2RUNEQSJ9.cFXiUkaV_aNuyJvEVQuED0-rhws-UJ3fP7jKy4kMwYA
An excellent dive into the realities of health-destroying PFAS #chemicals, specifically in relation to outdoor equipment (waterproof jackets, etc.) - but also more generally the pervasiveness of #PFAS and efforts to work around and/or eliminate them. A few surprises about brands you know.
Audio link here (also on Apple #podcasts etc.) but also a very readable transcript:
https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/pfas-forever-chemicals/
#foreverchemicals #carcinogens #publichealth #healthcare #groundwater #cancer #health
Secondhand Vapors From E-Cigarettes Are Toxic: Emory University nurses report that metabolites of agents in vaping liquids are detected in the blood and saliva of children whose parents use e-cigarettes. #vaping #ecigarettes #children #lungs #inflammation #carcinogens
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WrBg0rMGD/
"“#ProducedWater” is water that returns to the surface as wastewater during oil and gas production.
The water typically contains hydrocarbons from the deposit as well as naturally occurring toxic substances like arsenic and #radium, salts and chemical additives injected into the well to facilitate extraction. These additives include #carcinogens and numerous other toxic substances that have the potential to harm human health and contaminate the environment."
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23052023/produced-water-climate-101/
Tasty carcinogens: "Researchers from the University of Almería... have discovered that this microwave cooking process actually causes a “very pronounced” transfer of plastic components from the bag to the vegetable. The research... has also identified that the action of the microwave in these cases creates a new compound in the potato, which they call HMPP-maltose.. this is a “potentially toxic” compound" #Almeria #carcinogens #nutrition #food #FoodScience #Toxins #Cancer https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-02-03/microwaves-transfer-plastic-components-to-potatoes.html
Although the prewar era of inorganic insecticides has been described as pristine in comparison with the present era of organic preparations, the situation was far from ideal.In the 1930'S one of the most widely used inorganic compounds, lead arsenate, combined a suspected carcinogen (arsenic) with a cumulative poison (lead). Calcium arsenate seriously damaged the soil, especially soils low in humus. Many areas of Washington and South Carolina were rendered unproductive as a result of being dusted with large amounts of arsenicals. Harmful as they are, however, prior to 1945 inorganic insecticides were employed in relatively modest quantities and in a limited variety. The most lethal preparations were used primarily for agricultural purposes, and the greater part of the residue could be removed from the surface of the crops by careful washing.#Arsenicals #Pesticides #Carcinogens #LeadArsenate
As I told the pharmacy clerk when he was surprised I didn’t have insurance while outfitted in a #microclimateAir2 +😷 & said “clearly I like to live on the edge” & gestured at my👩🏼🚀
God forbid I need it, pay out of pocket
My spouse has insurance through work but adding me was astronomical
#dementiaReimagined goes into how it’s BETTER to be destitute & get #medicaid b/c care cost will bankrupt you
This is why I’m hyper-vigilant about avoiding #carcinogens #covid #etc
Prevention is worth it long term
"The #cancers just seemed to proliferate down the peaceful 2-mile stretch of County Road B in Dodge County...
He keeps coming back to one thing: The high levels of #nitrate in the water from their private wells, from farm #fertilizers and manure...
(And) a private well owner who drinks #water contaminated with nitrate is probably also drinking 12-18 #pesticides, at low levels..."
'That's what people should be studying,' Wotzka said."
