(English) Lobbyists Raise Awareness About Plastic Pollution
Posted on Sep 04 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Posts Tagged ‘bpa’
(English) California BPA Bill Passes State Assembly Vote
Posted on Jul 01 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
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(English) Urgent Call Needed to Save BPA Bill in California
Posted on Jun 29 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
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(English) BPA in Europe: a EU ban?
Posted on Mai 29 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf Español und English verfügbar.
Babies are born pre-polluted with toxic chemicals
Posted on Feb 07 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
As we reported in December, Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-partisan research organization, made public a study of unbilical cord blood of American babies. The test found nearly 300 chemicals, including many present in plastic objects such as Bisphenol A (BPA), flame retardants, lead, and PCBs.
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These chemicals are increasingly linked to serious...
Breast Cancer Fund Joins the Coalition
Posted on Feb 05 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
We are proud to welcome the Breast Cancer Fund to our growing coalition. Based in San Francisco, this nonprofit has a mission quite different from most cancer organizations. Instead of focusing on finding cures, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies – and advocates for elimination of – the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. Plastics are one such cause.
The mission of the...
Pink Washing the Dangers of Bottled Water
Posted on Jan 17 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
pink washing: the deceptive marketing practice of promoting association with a cancer charity (often using pink ribbon symbol) in order to suggest a company’s commitment to battling cancer, when according to independent scientific testing, a marketed product has potential to cause cancer.
Pink Washing Sparkletts’ BPA Plastic Bottles
Sparkletts’ water delivery trucks, previously...
Babies born already poisoned by BPA, cord blood study shows
Posted on Dez 28 2009 by Manuel Maqueda
A recent news release by Environmental Working Group highlights a study of infant cord blood commissioned by Rachel’s Network and Environmental Working Group. This is the first study to detect Bisphenol A (BPA) in umbilical cord blood. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical present in plastics and a powerful endocrine disruptor.
As we reported in October, a separate study (download full report...
Exposure to plastics linked to aggressive behavior in children
Posted on Okt 31 2009 by Manuel Maqueda
An article in Sierra Club Green Home highlights a recent study by the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill linking behavioral problems in children from women that were exposed to plastics containing bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy.
The study, published Oct. 6, (download full report PDF) suggests that if a woman is exposed to plastics that leach BPA during her pregnancy, the baby’s nervous...
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