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Entries by Elaine Shannon from 07/2009

About BPA: Do You Feel Lucky?

| Posted 07.01.2009 | Green
Read More: Endocrine Disruptor, Bpa, Bisphenol A, Cancer, Bpa Plastic, Plastic Bottles, Dangers of Bpa, Green News

BPA, a synthetic estrogen as well as a plastics hardener, disrupts the endocrine system and causes a growing list of chronic, often permanent disorders in lab animals.

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Eco-chic? Or cheap chic?

| Posted 07.17.2009 | Green
Read More: Contaminants, Wal-Mart, Environmental Working Group, Perrier, Bottled Water, Pellegrino, Green News

Environmental Working Group has just released a bottled water scorecard that grades almost 200 brands for labels or websites that disclose their sources, treatment methods and results of contaminant testing

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Columbia Finds NYC Air Lowers Kids' IQs

| Posted 07.23.2009 | New York
Read More: Auto Emissions, Air Pollution, New York City Air Pollution, Children's Health, Harlem, Columbia University, Columbia University Research, Washington Heights, Columbia University Prenatal Pollution Study, New York City, South Bronx, New York News

A landmark study found children exposed in the womb to urban air pollutants score significantly lower on intelligence tests than children of mothers who breathed cleaner air while pregnant.

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