The Neighborhood Toxicologist

The Neighborhood Toxicologist summarizes information on chemical contaminants that impact our daily lives and our environment.

Showing posts with label polycarbonate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label polycarbonate. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Get your BPA FREE with each new bottle!

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Roughly a year ago one of the first studies showing that BPA, the known estrognic plastic used to make polycarbonate bottles, leached into ...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

More questions about BPA regulation

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Though I am not in the habit of citing newspaper articles – after receiving the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s weekly Integrity...
Friday, September 26, 2008

Just another brick in the wall: more on bisphenol A

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My neighbor, the “real” doctor, called the other day, asking for “The Neighborhood Toxicologist.” “So, what are you doing about your bicycle...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Great Future in Plastics

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First published in the Montague Reporter, May 2008 I t was a simple enough design. Pink and white tampon applicators separated by blue mi...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Polycarbonate redux

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I am listening to NPR’s All Things Considered – it’s a story about bisphenol A , a common chemical that many of us have heard about by now. ...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

Polycarbonate plastics: if only toxicology could be that clear

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An ongoing debate about the health impacts of bisphenol A (BPA), the ubiquitous chemical used in production of polycarbonate - that hard cle...
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Emily Monosson
I am an environmental toxicologist, writer, consultant, and mother of two children aged eleven and thirteen. My focus as a toxicologist is the impact of emerging contaminants on human health and the environment, particularly on aquatic systems. I write for local newspapers and journals, reporting and interpreting current research on environmental contaminants. I am also involved in the development and stewardship of the Encyclopedia of Earth (www.eoearth.org). You can contact me at: emonosson@verizon.net
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