Those include
possible exposure to chemicals used in hydrofracking, potential contamination of drinking water sources, and health impacts from naturally occurring radium that could be brought to the surface through the gas drilling process.
Not exact matches
The pregnancy was as
chemical free as
possible (once we found out),
to ensure that there is no
chemical exposure before birth.
Your article «Low doses of common
chemical have science in a quandary» (News, Dec. 26) claims that
exposure to low doses of Bisphenol - A (BPA) may lead
to «
possible widespread health risks,» and mentions a recent scientific review by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) as the evidence for this claim.
I wanted
to understand their stance on the Kid Safe
Chemical Act and the
possible adverse affects of long term
exposure to the multitude of
chemicals in our personal care products.
Choose an obstetrician or health care provider Interview potential doctors Contact health insurance company about coverage Start and pregnancy and birth budget Discuss financial effects of pregnancy and baby with partner Stop smoking Stop drinking Stop using street drugs Talk
to your physician about any prescription medications Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day Visit the doctor at least once per month or every 4 weeks Do not dye or perm hair Stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages Exercise daily Start taking prenatal vitamins Eat foods rich in folic acid Eat iron rich foods Increase daily intake of whole grains, fruits and vegetables Nap as much as
possible as fatigue is common Eat fish with low levels of mercury no more than 2 days per week Do not eat undercooked meats Do not eat unpasteurized dairy producs Do not eat cold cut deli meats Allow someone else
to clean out the kitty litter, if applicable Limit
exposure to chemicals Try
to limit stress and tension Complete all prenatal tests — HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Anemia, Blood Typing, Sickle Cell Anemia, Urine Screening and Rubella.
But treated seed is hardly bees» only
possible source of
exposure to these
chemicals.
Chemicals that can cause adverse effects will undergo a comprehensive risk assessment, so researchers can understand the potential for
exposure to the
chemical and
possible effects in real - life scenarios.
But with so many questionable
chemicals swirling around us, «you definitely want
to take simple measures whenever
possible to lower your
exposure,» says Phil Brown, PhD, director of the Social Science Environ - mental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University in Boston.
It's best
to reduce
chemical exposure in any way
possible, but in today's
chemical laden world, it is practically impossible
to completely avoid harmful toxins.
It is best
to avoid these
chemicals completely, but most PCBs are found in the skin, so if farmed raised fish is the only option available, it is
possible to reduce
exposure by removing the skin and by avoiding fried fish.
The research also further highlights the need for limiting
exposure to these
chemicals wherever
possible.
Those ancestors didn't have livestock or crops
to call their own, so Cordain advises
to go with grass - fed and organic varieties whenever
possible to limit
exposure to pesticides, antibiotics, and other
chemicals that didn't exist back then.
Although all these
chemicals are approved for use and considered safe, consumers are wise
to reduce their
exposure as much as
possible.
Needless
to say, it's imperative that we all take steps
to reduce our
exposure to unhealthy
chemicals (oh and little reminder: I'm here
to help you do just that and make it as easy as
possible!)
While it is impossible
to avoid phthalates completely, we can drastically decrease our
exposure by avoiding plastics
to the best of our ability, especially in the kitchen (replace plastic storage containers with glass ones), avoiding synthetic fragrances (assume that any product that lists «fragrance,» «perfume» or «parfum» as an ingredient contains the
chemical), purchase phthalate - free makeup, eat organic whenever
possible (
to avoid phthalates in pesticides), and finally, by avoiding the use of scented candles and air fresheners with synthetic scents (pure essential oils are a healthier alternative).
If
possible, buy organic greens
to prevent
exposure to harmful
chemicals from pesticides.
Other
possible job hazards include
exposure to corrosive
chemicals and cleaning agents,
exposure to animals with an unknown health history, animal bites and scratches, airborne transmission, and physical contact.
Other
possible job hazards include
exposure to corrosive
chemicals and cleaning agents,
exposure to feral and vicious animals,
to animals with an unknown health history and therefore,
exposure to zoonotic diseases through the use of hypodermic needles, animal bites and scratches, airborne transmission, and physical contact.
Avoid
exposure to toxins and
chemicals as much as
possible including pesticides, herbicides, commercial flea collars, flea powder, insecticides and second - hand cigarette smoke.
A study published in November 2013 in the journal Chemosphere showed that plastic chew toys containing phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) could be
possible sources of
exposure to chemicals that interfere with hormones.
Joerg Schaefer, a research professor at Lamont - Doherty, did the
chemical analysis of the concentration of elements in the rocks using a process called surface
exposure dating, which made it
possible to figure out how long the rocks had been exposed.
This was taken from an article that was published in 2007 «Risk Factors... Head trauma,
exposure to petrochemicals (
chemicals produced from petroleum) and consumption of aspartame have been cited as
possible risk factors
to Colloid Cyst.»