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Federal Agency is First to Acknowledge Risks of Plastic Chemical

April 14, 2008

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
bisphenol-a, BPA, endocrinedisruptors, nalgene, nationaltoxicologyprogram, NTP, plastic, simplesteps

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) today released a draft evaluation of the widespread chemical, bisphenol A, becoming the first federal agency in the world to express concern regarding this chemical’s potential to cause harm to fetuses, infants and children.  Bisphenol A...continued

Everything's Toxic?

August 31, 2007

Posted by Gina Solomon in Health and the Environment

Tags:
chemicals, children, kids, kidshealth, parenting, plastic, pollution, toxic

Last night I was invited to give a talk for a local mothers group. In that room with 80-100 new moms (and a few dads), I heard the familiar refrain: "It seems like everything's toxic!" They peppered me with the usual questions:...continued

Gina Solomon
Gina Solomon
Senior Scientist
San Francisco
I've been a Senior Scientist at NRDC for twelve years, and my work is focused on protecting people...
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