Saturday, October 18, 2008

More stuff that sucks

Asthma, brain cancer, autism, mental retardation, early onset puberty and more nasty things we don't want our kids to suffer from are on the rise.

The legally acceptable levels of lead and mercury have changed of the years. And, as the science gets better, we're learning that for some chemicals there is no safe threshold.

Here's some stuff that sucks that we should get out of economic circulation immediately:
  • Lindane
  • Mercury
  • PBDEs
  • bisphenol-A
Learn more here:
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment
The Institute for Children's Environmental Health

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