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. Sign the petition to safeguard our children These chemicals are increasingly linked to serious...

Exposure to plastics linked to aggressive behavior in children

Posted on Oct 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...