Sentences with phrase «as chemicals in the environment»

Heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, and lead as well as chemicals in the environment such as pesticides and herbicides impair hormone cascades and interfere with health.

Not exact matches

Cloth diapers reduce landfill waste and prevent dangerous chemicals such as dioxins (commonly found in paper products) from being released into our environment.

There really is no point in using cloth diapers as part of working to create a Green environment if you're putting harsh chemicals into the cloth, then back onto the baby's skin, and into the sewer system.

Organic farming practices ensure no chemicals or pesticides are used in the production of most Equal Exchange products — which protects the farmers, the surrounding environment, birds and other wildlife, as well as the people who enjoy these products.

is exposed to too many chemicals in their environment, such as BPA, phthalates, VOCs, mercury, or second - hand smoke

And chemical exposure doesn't stop with childbirth; our babies are exposed in what they encounter in their environment as well as what they consume — from mother's milk to commercial formula to table foods and prepared baby foods.

When parents learn about the possible dangers from chemical estrogens in the environment, such as those found in some plastics, pesticides, and personal care products, one of the first questions I'm asked is, «What to do if your child was already exposed?»

«It's good to be alerted to the fact that crib mattresses are a significant source of chemicals in an infant's environment,» said Weschler, who noted crib mattresses might one day be analyzed for noxious chemicals as a result of such research.

Federal regulators described PFOA as «a chemical or material that is characterized by a perceived, potential, or real threat to human health or the environment or by a lack of published health standards» in the March 2014 document.

In addition, a smaller dose of chemicals will kill fungi - infected mosquitoes, good news as one of the chemicals is DDT which persists in the environmenIn addition, a smaller dose of chemicals will kill fungi - infected mosquitoes, good news as one of the chemicals is DDT which persists in the environmenin the environment.

Although such a polymer would be immune to protein - destroying entities, Grate expects other things in the environment such as bacteria will break it down, based on TZP's chemical nature.

Davis can't say why the shift is occurring, but she suspects the cause is exposure to estrogen - mimicking chemicals in the environment: so - called metalloestrogens like arsenic and mercury, as well as pesticides, solvents, plastics, including phthalates (see story # 42, page 46), and PCBs.

The panel, which was commissioned by U.K. science minister David Sainsbury in July 2003, concluded that nanoparticles and nanotubes should be treated as new chemicals and their impacts on health and the environment be tested under existing U.K. and E.U. legislation.

The Commission says the Montreal Protocol allows «unlimited» production of CFCs as feedstocks, and puts no limit on trade in used chemicals because recycling is better for the environment than prod - ucing new chemicals.

The researchers from QMUL's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences investigated whether these «sexually selected» animals might be better able to cope with changes in the environment such as increasing temperatures or acidity.

As a fellow for two terms (1997 until 1999), Euling assessed the cumulative risk of various toxic agents on development and studied whether certain chemicals in the environment influence the timing of puberty.

As caterpillars grow, they take on a characteristic chemical signature of the environment, with hydrogen, oxygen and other elements fixed in tissues in varying amounts.

A class of chemicals used as flame retardants in polyurethane foam furniture padding, as well as in car dashboards and computer shells, have been gassing into the environment and turning up in everything from household dust to halibut.

In addition to its importance in the water cycle, as a potentially exploitable water resource and a source of water for brackish coastal environments such as marshes and coastal lagoons, it also can serve as an important source of dissolved chemical compounds such as nutrients and trace and toxic metalIn addition to its importance in the water cycle, as a potentially exploitable water resource and a source of water for brackish coastal environments such as marshes and coastal lagoons, it also can serve as an important source of dissolved chemical compounds such as nutrients and trace and toxic metalin the water cycle, as a potentially exploitable water resource and a source of water for brackish coastal environments such as marshes and coastal lagoons, it also can serve as an important source of dissolved chemical compounds such as nutrients and trace and toxic metals.

Many researchers are content to follow NASA's lead as it cautiously moves from «following the water» in search of likely habitable or once - habitable environments on Mars to «following the carbon» — that is, looking for chemical traces of ancient life.

Carmichael hopes that the study will encourage scientists to consider the physical and chemical environments in which events such as strandings happen, as these could affect the way species respond to stresses.

The receptor or ion channel, called TRPV1, was originally discovered in sensory neurons, where it acts as a sentinel for heat, acidity and spicy chemicals in the environment.

A single paracetamol tablet of 500 milligrams suppresses testosterone to a greater extent during an entire pregnancy than the 10 best - catalogued «gender bender» chemicals that women are exposed to in a natural environment — such as plastic - hardening phthalates — combined, over that period, says Leffers.

Endy recalls a 2006 New York Times article on synthetic biology in which Frances Arnold, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Caltech, said, «There is no such thing as a standard [biological] component, because even a standard component works differently depending on the environment.

«It's good to be alerted to the fact that crib mattresses are a significant source of chemicals in an infant's environment,» said Weschler, who noted crib mattresses might one day be analyzed for noxious chemicals as a result of such research.

Understanding human behavior and culture is something the researchers value as much as analyzing the chemical and geological environment and Tankersley says that without this holistic approach much of research is left unsolved or misguided, in his opinion.

According to the authors, these results suggest that the global community has responded to the calls - to - action, such as in the Stockholm Convention, to limit the release of potentially harmful chemicals into the environment.

While the chemical reaction that the bacteria perform on uranium is a common process known as «reduction,» or the act of accepting electrons, Kerkhof said it's still a mystery how the reduced uranium produced by this microorganism ultimately behaves in the subsurface environment.

«We are able to go back in time and analyze archived museum earplug samples that were harvested in the 1950s and examine critical issues such as the effects of pollution, use of sonar in the oceans and the introduction of specific chemicals and pesticides in the environment over long periods of time,» Usenko said.

«But these single factors don't paint a comprehensive picture of what a person is exposed to in their environment — and may not be as helpful in predicting cancer risk, which is impacted by multiple factors including the air you breathe, the water you drink, the neighborhood you live in, and your exposure to myriad toxins, chemicals and pollutants.»

Even though large amounts are released into the air by human activities such as coal burning, smelting, mining and waste incineration, mercury also occurs naturally in the environment, where it undergoes a complex chemical cycle.

The researchers are now working on sensors that could be used to monitor other biological properties, such as pH. «We hope this is the first of many types of solid - state contrast agents where the material responds to its chemical environment in such a way that we can detect it by MRI,» Cima says.

Bamboosa, like many other U.S. bamboo clothing companies, is a customer of Hebei Jigao Chemical Fiber Company in northeastern China, which advertises its product as a «natural and environment - friendly fiber.»

Many chemicals such as PCBs and DDT were banned, and levels have been decreasing in the Arctic environment and in animals.

Dr. Alivisatos has been recognized for his accomplishments, with awards such as the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, the Linus Pauling Medal, the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, the Eni Italgas Prize for Energy and Environment, the Rank Prize for Optoelectronics, the Wilson Prize, the Coblentz Award for Advances in Molecular Spectroscopy, the American Chemical Society Award for Colloid and Surface Science, the Von Hippel Award of the Materials Research Society, and most recently, the 2014 ACS Materials Chemistry Award.

Complex surface attributes, such as its topography and chemical properties, are not explored here but are expected to influence cluster sizes in some natural environments by increasing the complexity of fluid flow patterns, inducing short - range cell relocation and modifying the long - range relocation mechanism.

So, whereas the typical person might think of their «environment» as their house, or their neighborhood - scientists trying to understand the factors that influence the development of schizophrenia define environment to include everything from the social, nutritional, hormonal and chemical environment in the womb of the mother during pregnancy, up to the social dynamics and stress a person is exposed to, to street drug use, education, virus exposure, vitamin use, and any other factor that could possibly be involved with the development of schizophrenia.

The overwhelming majority of chemical processes happens in complex environments, such as liquid phases, biological systems or heterogeneous material matrices.

Environmental Chemistry (ENV): The study of chemical species in the natural environment, including the effects of human activities, such as the design of products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

Diversa plans to use the microbe's genetic information to engineer industrial chemicals that work in extreme environments, such as enzymes that break down harmful substances in oil wells.

And while most of the disasters foreseen in the book have not occurred, environmental problems overlooked at the time have become more threatening, such as the acidification of the oceans and the release of hormone - mimicking chemicals into the environment.

From the opportunistic early colonists to the mature «climax» species, the organisms that make up the vent community change as the vent environment changes, not only in the geological and chemical sense, but also in the biological sense.

These strategies are: (1) physical separation by temporarily converting the two enantiomers into two diastereomers (called resolution); (2) physical separation in a chiral chromatographic environment; (3) chemical discrimination in a chiral environment (using enzymes or other chiral platforms as chemical reagents); and (4) asymmetric synthesis of one enantiomer in preference to the other.

Environmental factors such as maternal infection or exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy may heighten the risk in ways that aren't yet understood, and the environment may combine in other ways with genetic factors after birth to cause the condition.

His interests are related to catalysis in zeolites as well as on nanostructured oxides and sulfides, focusing on bifunctional and concerted catalysis, as well as understanding the influence of the steric and chemical environment on the properties of active centers in a catalytic site.

Source: Lyman 2010 The reaction of the oceans to climate change are some of the most profound across the entire environment, including disruption of the ocean food chain through chemical changes caused by CO2, the ability of the sea to absorb CO2 being limited by temperature increases, (and the potential to expel sequestered CO2 back into the atmosphere as the water gets hotter), sea - level rise due to thermal expansion, and the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere.

Lauren uses poison frogs as a model for understanding how variation in predation and spatial structure of the environment has driven the evolution of chemical defences and parental behaviors.

Prior to joining ACC in 2000, Ms. Phillips worked as an environment, health, and safety professional in both the chemical and pulp and paper industries.

So, whereas the typical person might think of their «environment» as their house, or their neighborhood - scientists trying to understand the factors that influence the development of schizophrenia define environment to include everything from the social, nutritional, hormonal and chemical environment in the womb of the mother during pregnancy, up to the social dynamics and stress a person experiences, to street drug use, education, virus exposure, vitamin use, and much, much more.

Thankfully, we can lower the amount of plastic - related chemicals in our bodies, our homes, and the environment — as well as the risks they pose — by simply using fewer plastics in our daily lives.