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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Bisphenols
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Seven days without plastic contact slashes phthalates and bisphenols in body
A clinical trial investigating levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low-plastic diet could be a fast and effective way to reduce exposure.
Apr 22, 2026
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The hidden health risks of bottled water
Growing mistrust of tap water has helped turn bottled water into a global staple, even in countries where public supplies are among the most rigorously tested. Marketing has positioned bottled water as purer, healthier and ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Hormone-disrupting chemicals from plastics shown to promote a chronic inflammatory skin condition
A Johns Hopkins Medicine study involving a dozen people with the inflammatory skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which mostly affects skin folds, is believed to be the first to provide evidence that hormone-disrupting ...
Dec 1, 2025
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Scientists call for urgent action to reduce children's plastic exposure
Childhood exposure to chemicals used to make plastic household items presents growing health risks that can extend long into adulthood, experts from NYU Langone Health report.
Sep 21, 2025
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Scientists identify synthetic chemicals in food as a major blind spot in public health
Published in Nature Medicine, researchers discuss the types and sources of synthetic food contaminants, focusing on food contact chemicals from food packaging and food processing, and their increased presence in ultra‐processed ...
May 16, 2025
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Common consumer product chemicals now tied to cardiac electrical changes
Environmental phenols are found in a wide range of common consumer products. They include preservatives in packaged foods, parabens in shampoos and bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic dishware, so humans have broad exposure to them, ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Scientists highlight widespread human exposure to packaging-related chemicals
A new review is the first to reveal the extent of human exposure to food contact chemicals (FCC), with 3,601 chemicals used in food packaging and other food contact articles having been found in human bodies. The authors ...
Sep 16, 2024
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New database charts 60 years of studies on impact of plastic chemicals on human health
A team of scientists, including a number of alumni from The University of Western Australia, has created a world-first database that maps more than 3,500 studies dating back to the 1960s on the impact of plastic chemicals ...
Oct 12, 2023
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