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Are the Microplastics Found in Testicles a Health Danger?

Microplastics Have Now Been Found in Testicles. How Bad Is That? Evidence shows microplastics can end up in many different organs and may harm reproductive health BY ALLISON PARSHALL Reproduction Microplastics are everywhere. These tiny polymers, shed by the 400 million-some metric tons of plastic that humans produce each year, are in the food we eat and the water
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Non-stick pans could release millions of microplastic particles in possible ‘health concern,’ study says

Researchers in Australia said a crack on a Teflon-coated pan could release over 9,000 plastic particles By Julia Musto | Fox News Ahead of the holiday travel season, health care professionals are urging folks to take their medical records on the road As America gears up for a busy holiday travel season, health officials and health care
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10 Ways You’re Exposed to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals — And How to Avoid Them

There may be no safe level of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which interfere with development, reproduction, neurological functioning, metabolism, satiety, immune system function — and much more. By  Dr. Joseph Mercola Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe to The Defender’s Top News of the Day. It’s free. Story at-a-glance: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are similar in structure
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Babies May Consume a Million Microplastic Particles Each Day From Bottles, Study Finds

Microplastics can now be found in almost every environment on Earth, but scientists know surprisingly little about how the products we use every day shed these tiny plastic particles. If you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat out of a microwaveable container today, there’s a good chance that you’re using polypropylene. Polypropylene is thought
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Alarming’ Levels of 29 Chemicals Affecting Human Fertility Found in Men’s Urine Samples

A study published last week in Environment International showed 29 endocrine disruptors — at levels more than 100-fold greater than acceptable exposure rates — in the urine samples of 98 Danish men. By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe to The Defender’s Top News of the Day. It’s free. A study published last week in Environment
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The resealable bag has become a home cooking staple—but the $1.6 billion industry is not without its own big bag of issues.

Now, as SC Johnson attempts a more eco-friendly approach—creating a new Windex bottle from ocean plastic, supporting recycling in Bali—it is practically a victim of its own success. When an intrepid reporter tried to buy SC Johnson’s compostable Ziplocs, invented as far back as 2013, she found out that the company was no longer distributing them after poor sales: no one wanted them.