New research by Yale has found an association between exposure to chemicals commonly used in firefighting and incidence of a brain tumor called a glioma in firefights, suggesting that the cancer may have an environmental cause.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Brain cancer, Environmental, Risk factors, Yale School of Public Health
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Exposure to firefighting chemicals linked to increased brain tumor risk
Posted by ArielTechGeek 8 hours ago (https://newatlas.com)
Bacteria make a meal of toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals'
Posted by ArielTechGeek 31 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ are increasingly showing up in the environment, our food and drinking water, and throughout our bodies. But we might have a new weapon: scientists have identified a bacterium that can eat these chemicals, as well as their byproducts.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: toxic, Chemicals, PFAS, University at Buffalo, Bacteria
Watch bands identified as troubling source of "forever chemicals"
Posted by ArielTechGeek 84 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Smartwatches can help improve our health and fitness. But a new report says it's important to consider what kind of bands we put on them, as several popular brands were found to contain high levels of a class of chemicals linked to health issues.Continue ReadingCategory: Fitness & Exercise, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Watch, Smartwatch, PFAS, Chemicals, Chemical agents
All-in-one solution captures and destroys ‘forever chemicals’ using light
Posted by ArielTechGeek 194 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Proposed methods of removing toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water have either only trapped the chemicals or broken them down. A new study has demonstrated a method that does both – quickly and cheaply.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Chemicals, Environment, Water, Purification, University of British Columbia
these ‘monolith’ structures can remove up to 75 percent of harmful chemicals and acids from water.
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Reusable 'waffle stacks' pull toxic 'forever chemicals' from water
Posted by ArielTechGeek 219 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists in the UK have developed a new method for removing toxic “forever chemicals” from wastewater. Specially treated, 3D-printed ceramic lattices can remove up to 75% of the chemicals from polluted water in three hours – and the structures get better at their job as they’re reused.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Chemicals, Pollution, Water, Health, toxic, University of B
100% of toxic "forever chemicals" break down overnight in new reaction
Posted by ArielTechGeek 226 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists in Japan have developed a new method for breaking down toxic “forever chemicals” quickly and at room temperature. The technique broke down 100% of certain types of these pollutants overnight, recovering some useful components for reuse.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Pollution, Chemicals, Chemistry, Health, toxic, Japan, Nanocrystals
CycloPlasma tech traps toxic chemicals used in historic wooden buildings
Posted by ArielTechGeek 431 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Back in the 1970s and 80s, millions of wooden buildings (both new and old) were treated with preservatives that were later found to be neurotoxic and carcinogenic. A special process is now able to neutralize those chemicals in existing buildings, saving the structures from being gutted.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Fraunhofer, Wood, Air purifying
Exposure to household chemicals may make it harder to get pregnant
Posted by ArielTechGeek 450 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new study has linked preconception exposure to phthalates to women’s reproductive health. Identifying how phthalates decrease the odds of getting pregnant, mess with important reproductive hormones, and cause inflammation and oxidative stress, the study adds to a growing body of evidence about the negative effects of these chemicals.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTag
Heaps of pharmaceuticals, toxic chemicals found in recycled plastics
Posted by ArielTechGeek 488 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
While the use of recycled plastics is normally considered a noble endeavor, a new study says it's time to think twice. In an analysis of the material from more than 10 different countries, hundreds of potentially harmful chemicals were uncovered.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Plastics, Plastic waste, Recycling, Pollution, University of Gothenburg
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