Sentences with phrase «as dioxins»

Pregnant women should also limit how much oily fish they eat, because it contains pollutants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

PCBs are related to a class of compounds known as dioxins, specifically 2,3,7,8 - TCDD (tetrachloro - dibenzodioxin), which has been implicated as a cause of altered sex ratio, especially in relation to paternal exposures.

Polyphenols have been shown to reduce oxidative stress, may inhibit tumor cell replication and can combat toxicity from certain pollutants, such as dioxins, which serve as endocrine disruptors.

Rosita cod liver oil has been tested for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including pesticides (such as DDT), industrial chemicals (such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs) and unintentional by - products of industrial processes (such as dioxins and furans).

Research shows it is not unusual for fat cells to contain toxic material such as dioxins, mercury, and other heavy metals.

As iron rusts, it unleashes electrons that can break down organic pollutants such as dioxins, PCBs, and many pesticides.

Many freshwater and ocean fish contain dangerous elements such as mercury, industrial chemicals such as dioxins and pesticides such as DDT that are linked to cancer, reproductive effects or other health problems.

The problem with using chlorine for bleaching is that dangerous toxins known as dioxins are the by - product.

The reason for this is that not only do they have mercury, but oily fish like salmon, trout, mackerel, tuna and herring can contain pollutants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

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

The materials are breathable and do not contain superabsorbent gels (sodium polyacrylate) or toxic chemicals such as dioxin that can be found in disposable diapers.

It also is far less dangerous than some other industrial solvents (PCBs for example), byproducts (such as dioxin) and other liquid industrial spills (fly ash slurries).

As a result, they are lower in nutrients and higher in toxins — including carcinogens, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDT.

Phytonutrients found in certain foods may protect against the toxic effects of industrial pollutants such as dioxin and DDT, suggesting a dual role for plant - based diets to reduce both exposure and subsequent damage.

Bleached filters may also contain dangerous disinfection byproducts, such as dioxin.

First congratulations on the vegan nutritional approach to pregnancy... you have already taken a huge step in avoiding exposure of your baby to persistent organic pollutants such as dioxin and endocrine disrupters and metals such as mercury and arsenic.

Exposure to environmental endocrine disruptor chemicals, such as dioxin (present in animal fat), may promote progesterone - resistant endometriosis.

I also know that fatty fish may contain harmful pollutants, such as dioxin and mercury.

«All - natural products, especially those labeled as tested and not containing toxins such as dioxin (all AWF brand products meet this standard), are gaining market share over sludge based, reclaimed pulp and recycled paper products that have routinely tested positive for such toxins,» he added.

Not exact matches

As the US gears up to introduce guidance about what is a safe level of dioxins for Americans to be consuming, the livestock and food industries are campaigning to see them watered down.

The EPA lists Dioxin as the most toxic of all cancer - linked contagious.

Dioxin During the manufacturer of disposable diapers, wood pulp is usually bleached with chlorine, producing dioxins and furans as unwanted by - products.

There are several different chemicals that are in disposable diapers, such as, Dioxin, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and dipentene.

The World Health Organization tag dioxins as environmental pollutants as well.

It is free of many dangerous toxins that hide in disposable diapers such as: SAP, dioxins and TBT.

Toxins like PCBs and dioxin travel through the food web in fat and become more concentrated as they move up the food chain.

«It's a tragic irony,» says Andrew Radford, United Kingdom Coordinator of Baby Milk Action (BMA), «that mothers who give up breastfeeding in reaction to scares about dioxin in the breastmilk are actually contributing to the amount of dioxin in the environment as a whole.»

Disposable tampons seem to carry a higher risk of toxic shock syndrome due to their inclusion of bacteria - happy rayon and, not as frequently now, dioxins from chlorine bleaching.

Dioxin is listed by the EPA as the most toxic of cancer related chemicals.

Cloth diapers are friendlier as well and can keep your baby's skin free from rashes and other chemicals like VOC's, Sodium Polyacrylate and Dioxins.

Made in Europe from sustainably harvested solid birch and birch plywood; free of harmful materials such as BPA, phthalates, dioxins, lead, cadmium or endocrine disruptors.

It's dioxin - free and acid - free, known as «natural bleaching process».

«There are substances of concern in shredder residue such as PCBs, and traditional incineration of chlorinated plastics can make dioxins.»

The report is replete with examples of the social controversies involving science and technology at that time - the biological and environmental effects of nuclear weapons testing, DDT and other dioxins, the use of defoliants and herbicides by the U.S. military in Vietnam, the safety of nuclear power plants, the ban on fetal research, a moratorium on recombinant DNA research, the need for human subject protections and informed consent in genetics research, the misuse of psychology as a tool for torture, the implications of national security controls on science; misconduct in science, and the role of and protections for whistleblowers - many of which continue to resonate in the science and society relationship of today.

Native Americans, such as the Mohawk in upstate New York and the Yakama and Nez Perce in the Columbia River basin, rely heavily on a diet of salmon, trout and other fish that are contaminated with PCBs, dioxins and other chemicals.

So if, as Le Cao Dai believes, it is causing second and third - generation birth deformities, the likelihood is that they are congenital, caused by either the continuing presence of dioxin in the environment and human tissue, or lingering effects on the father's or mother's hormonal system.

But while chlorine is good at activating the strong bonds of molecules, which allows manufacturers to synthesize the products we use on a daily basis, it can be an insidious chemical, sometimes escaping into the environment as hazardous byproducts such as chloroform and dioxin.

However it is not effective against many other organic pollutants such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins.

The most well - known of these substances, which are scientifically denoted as contaminants, are mercury compounds and dioxins.

The researchers further determined that Agent Purple was likely to have had a dioxin content of as much as 45 parts per million.

Andy O'Hare, vice president for regulatory affairs of the Portland Cement Association, defends the kilns as «ecological stewards» because they use «other industry castoffs productively» and notes that dioxin emissions are regulated by the EPA.

Earlier work by Skinner has found epigenetic effects from a host of environmental toxicants, connecting plastics, pesticides, fungicide, dioxin and hydrocarbons to diseases and abnormalities as many as three generations later.

Dioxins are also chemically stable, so that they take a very long time to eliminate from the body and they persist in the environment as well.

Dioxins have not been shown to be potent human carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, reproductive inhibitors or immune toxicants; dioxins do not occur primarily in animal foods, and in some cases, as in Greece, occur primarily in plant foods; and intake is not the only or even primary determinant of toDioxins have not been shown to be potent human carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, reproductive inhibitors or immune toxicants; dioxins do not occur primarily in animal foods, and in some cases, as in Greece, occur primarily in plant foods; and intake is not the only or even primary determinant of todioxins do not occur primarily in animal foods, and in some cases, as in Greece, occur primarily in plant foods; and intake is not the only or even primary determinant of toxicity.

It does mention other contaminants such as mercury, PCBs and dioxins.

Toxic heavy metals — such as mercury, lead, arsenic, etc — and environmental toxins — such as pesticides, dioxins, mold toxins — tend to bio-accumulate, meaning their concentration can build up in the body over time.

Chlorine is commonly used for this, which can create toxic dioxin and other disinfection - by - products (DBPs) such as trihalomethane.

I eat a lot (as in every day) of Chilean farmed mussels, shrimp, scallops, squid, and Alaskan pollock, and one of the criteria for me choosing these foods was, apart from them being quite cheap in the UK, the low environmental impact, low level of mercury, PCB's and dioxins.

Does a couple eggs yolks a week really push someone into a danger zone as far as flame retardants and other dioxins?

The US government recognizes dioxin as an endocrine disruptor.