Jaclyn Bowen, the Executive Director of Clean Label Project (a non-profit focused on health and transparency in consumer product labeling) recently posted an article providing […]
by JA_Sasha The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has a handy guide for eating fish and identifying the types that are lower in mercury. Fish are […]
by JA_Sasha Batteries contain harmful toxic materials including acid, lead, nickel, lithium, cadmium, alkaline, mercury, and nickel metal hydride. When we throw them in the trash they […]
by JA_Sasha Last weekend in Chicago, researchers from the American Heart Association (AHA) presented preliminary findings linking higher blood levels of heavy metals to increased levels of […]
by Johnando Independent news source Westword recently reported that according to Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), commercial marijuana products sold in the state may be tested for […]
by Johnando Scientist Liangjie Dong from the University of Hawaii has created an easy-to-use paper water filter called Mesopaper. The filter uses three layers of paper made […]
by Johnando Electronic waste (e-waste) is the term used to describe discarded electronic devices. Many unwanted electronics (computers, laptops, mobile phones, TVs, DVD players, mp3 players, etc.) […]
by Johnando Scientists from EPFL (A research institute & university in Switzerland) along with colleagues at UC-Berkeley & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a way to […]
by Johnando Usually, to extract gold from ores, you must boil the ores in liquid mercury until only the gold remains. This is a dangerous process since […]
by Johnando Scientists estimate that more than 15 million gallons of mercury are contained in the frozen permafrost regions of Alaska. When including the non-frozen soils of […]
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